After both state and federal are accepted, do they automatically start the processing process or is there a waiting pd where my taxes just sit in the system

[extreamcouponing]

Is the tern accepted the same as being processed??

[PaulaM]

The term 'accepted' means that your returns have been received. The next step is the approval stage, or where your return will be processed.

Sometimes, states lag a little behind the processing of your federal return. See the link below for helpful lookup tools for the federal refund and your states refund.

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