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Bmj8815
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If I efiled with turbotax and IRS excepted on March, 31 2020.. I recieved state and not federal. Can you explain why?

Why was I paid state return and not federal
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HelenC12
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If I efiled with turbotax and IRS excepted on March, 31 2020.. I recieved state and not federal. Can you explain why?

The IRS has around 12 million tax returns that have been caught in a processing backlog created by the pandemic, which shut down the IRS for a time. Americans should see their refunds in the coming months. "We would hope to be through this backlog by the summer," said IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

  • The IRS also has millions of returns that have to be manually verified which is also causing a delay.

Other reasons some returns take longer to process are the following: 

  • Perhaps you had a refund offset.
  • Includes errors
  • Is incomplete
  • Is affected by identity theft or fraud
  • Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below.
  • Includes a Form 8379, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
  • Needs further review in general
  • The IRS will contact you by mail when we need more information to process your return.
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