Don't do anything until you check the status of your return.
You can visit the IRS Where's My Refund? site to check if your e-filed return has been received.
You can check the status of your tax return. You will need:
- Social Security Number.
- Tax return year.
- Hilling Status.
- Exact refund amount
If it doesn't find you, contact us again.
The category "Pending" simply means your return has not yet been transmitted to the IRS.
There are three categories.
- Pending;
- Your return has not submitted, but
- Has not yet been accepted by the IRS.
- Rejected:
- The IRS has looked at your return, but has found an error.
- This can be
- Incorrect SSN
- A dependent claimed by someone else
- Multiple others.
- Accepted
- The IRS has not found any technical errors
- The IRS does have the return
- However, the IRS must still process the return,