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My federal return was sent in 2-3-22, it has not been accepted, why? My state was accepted and I’ve gotten my return already.

craigie82 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:58:53 GMT

Re: My federal return was sent in 2-3-22, it has not been accepted, why? My state was accepted and I’ve gotten my return already.

DoninGA — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:40:40 GMT

Your federal tax return had to be Accepted by the IRS for the e-filed state tax return to be Accepted by the State or you would not have received your state tax refund.

If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

Re: My federal return was sent in 2-3-22, it has not been accepted, why? My state was accepted and I’ve gotten my return already.

SweetieJean — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:33:13 GMT

"sent in" Did you file by mail?

Re: My federal return was sent in 2-3-22, it has not been accepted, why? My state was accepted and I’ve gotten my return already.

craigie82 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 16:30:53 GMT

No it was efile, should have included that.