Delay on return acceptance

[Memorc27]

I filled my return on Jan 23rd and it is still on pending status. I haven’t received any notification of it being accepted or rejected it just says pending but it is already Jan 31st. Can anyone help please ? 

[CatinaT1]

There could be a couple or reasons why you might be experiencing a delay, but we are looking into why you are beyond the 72 hours.

1. First, the status might be pending for security reasons. This may be a sign that someone is trying to use your identity to file a tax return. The return has been placed on hold to give you an opportunity to cancel it if it doesn't belong to you. This can take up to 72 hours, after which your return will then be forwarded to the IRS, or if applicable, rejected. If rejected, you can then correct the rejection issue and resubmit. Please see this FAQ for reference.

2. Secondly, there could be a delay if your return has various refundable credits, such as the Earned Income Credit.

Note: Both instances may be applicable. That is, you could have a hold for security reasons first. And additionally for verification of the refundable credits in your return. In this case, delays might extend beyond 72 hours.

[Memorc27]

Thank you for replying. I haven’t received any notifications of the return being out on hold. As for various refundable credits. I don’t believe this applies to me as my return was very simple. Is there anyway someone can look directly into my return ? 

Thank you ! 

[BrittanyS]

There was a hold on certain credits causing a pending status on returns.  The pending status has been resolved and return statuses should be updated.  

@Memorc27