Why has my return not been processed yet, it has been almost 72 hours and it still is not accepted or rejected by the irs at all. I have never had this issue before.

[Thistimeofyear]

I'm going through the same issue it doesn't take this long for the irs to accept or reject you this will be the last time I use turbotax

[CatinaT1]

There could be a couple of reasons why you might be experiencing a delay:

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. 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, Investment Credit, Energy Credits, or Business Credits. You may need to wait a few more days and check your filing status again. Please see this FAQ for additional information.

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.

Additionally, if you have Form 5695 and claiming joint occupancy, the IRS will not be accepting these returns until 3/16/25. You can see this on this IRS site. The language you see below is from Row 39 of the Tax Year 2024 spreadsheet.

Taxpayers claiming Joint Occupancy on Form 5695 will have to file via paper if filing their return before the Form 5695 schema is updated in mid-March. This temporary limitation should only impact a subsection of Form 5695 filers.  For a preview of the TY24 draft form and instructions for Form 5695, please see the Draft tax forms on IRS.gov at https://www.irs.gov/draft-tax-forms. Submission of Forms 5695 that do not claim Joint Occupancy may be e-filed at the start of Processing Year 2025

[Thistimeofyear]

Please don't feed me his Bs / script. Its don't take that long to accept or reject and they already said they don't have it or don't see it 

[PC2025]

Update on my previous posts:

I filed Federal (IRS) on Wednesday, March 29, 2025 and it was accepted by the IRS on Monday, February 3, 2025.  California state return was filed on Wednesday, March 29, 2025 and it was accepted on Monday, February 3, 2025.  New Jersey state return was filed on Wednesday, March 29, 2025 and accepted on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.  Conclusion, Turbo Tax efiling is working; however it seems to be taking much longer than in past year.

[RH488]

Now been 9 business days from the time filed still in processing

crazy part is I received my state return. 

this will after 9 years be my last with TurboTax this is the only company this is occurring with just a heads up even the irs site is faster which is just insane 

[jtoto28]

@RH488 same here. All done with TurboTax. I re-submitted my federal returns on 1/30 through TaxACT after being held up by TurboTax for 15 days. I just received notification today 2/4 that my federal return has been fully processed and set to receive my refund within 1-4 days from TaxACTs bank.  This is by far the fastest I’ve ever seen a turnaround on federal returns, I’m not sure if TaxACT had anything to do with it but I will recommend them 100x over. Resolved my nightmare with TurboTax this year big time.

[jtoto28]

@RobertB4444  you’re providing fake information. I re-filed my federal returns through TaxACT on 1/30 with form 5965 after TurboTax held them for 2 weeks  just received notification federal returns process and refund on its way. Stop lying about irs not processing form 5965 until later to cover TurboTax’s ass

[Thistimeofyear]

I going to re file  with tax act if im not accepted by tomorrow since something is  wrong with TurboTax there is too many people going through the same thing it's  A TURBOTAX PROBLEM 

[Thistimeofyear]

And I always use turbotax this will be my last year using turbotax

[Thistimeofyear]

I was just thinking this because why are you not sending people returns 

[RobertB4444]

Form 8283 is scheduled to be released and available tomorrow, February 5th.

@morganlovelace0211 

@peiman1410 

@Anorfolk1 

@AndyBflo 

[RH488]

Has anyone actually gotten a TT federal return. I’m afraid refiling will cause problems in and of itself but my patience is running thin

[BrittanyS]

There was a hold due to various credits. It's be resolved, so check the status again.

[Gasshayaannette]

Same here I filed 1/27 was “ accepted “ on turbo tax but irs says no record found . SMH 

[Thistimeofyear]

Well I don't have various credits all you representative saying different things yall are lying and it's sad