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I filed by email on 7/14. When do I hear if my taxes were accepted?

heyer67 — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:29:09 GMT

How long does it take after efiling does it take to hear from the IRS and state if they accepted your returns??

Re: I filed by email on 7/14. When do I hear if my taxes were accepted?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:35:41 GMT

Mailed returns take a long time this year, and you will not "hear" anything from the IRS about your return being accepted. Mailed returns are not "accepted" or "rejected" the way e-filed returns are. They are simply processed.

MAILED RETURNS

Per the IRS website IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue: The IRS is not currently able to process individual paper tax returns. If you already have filed via paper but it has not yet been processed, do not file a second tax return or write to the IRS to inquire about the status of your return or your economic impact payment. Paper returns will be processed once processing centers are able to reopen.

If you mail a tax return (or a payment) to the IRS, it is a good idea to use a mailing service that will track it like UPS or certified mail so you will know it was received.

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.

TurboTax will not know anything about your mailed return, and will continue to show “Ready to Mail” on your account. TurboTax will not know that you put your tax return in an envelope and took it to a mailbox. TurboTax does not get updates on mailed (or e-filed) returns.

When the IRS finally opens its mail and begins to process mailed returns you can check the status on the IRS site. https://www.irs.gov/refunds

State returns have to be mailed to the state.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/irs-mail-trailers-covid/index.html

Re: I filed by email on 7/14. When do I hear if my taxes were accepted?

VolvoGirl — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:36:25 GMT

You mean by efile? You can't email your return anywhere.

After you submit your efile, it will say pending until the IRS Accepts or Rejects it. Usually within 48 hours. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/return-status/help/what-does-pending-mean/00/26331

You can check your efile status here

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.

When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc. what does it say?

Re: I filed by email on 7/14. When do I hear if my taxes were accepted?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:39:20 GMT

Oh--I missed the "e" on "emailed"--and thought the user mailed the returns in the mail. oops...