e-file acceptance

LarryK3 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:26:49 GMT

Is e-file only accepted after tax due is paid

Re: e-file acceptance

DoninGA — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:43:31 GMT

No. Whether you have a tax refund or taxes owed has no bearing on whether a tax return is Accepted or Rejected by the IRS.

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted?
Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".

After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.

Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund. Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.

To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

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: e-file acceptance

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:44:36 GMT

You have until April18, 2022 to pay your tax due. You can e-file before that and pay by the deadline. Paying later does not prevent you from e-filing.

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