Tax return rejected to accepted timeframe

Alexnlin87 · ‎January 22, 2026

My tax return was rejected last Friday for a minor error that I fixed within an hour same day. It’s still saying “pending” when can I expect an update on if or when it will be accepted?

DoninGA

The official IRS date for starting to accept 2025 federal tax returns is 01/26/2026

xmasbaby0

Fixing the rejected return and re-filing quickly did not put you in the front of the line again. You are at the back of the line---waiting in "pending" with all the others who filed early and are waiting for the IRS to open on January 26.

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Alexnlin87

Gotcha! I just have multiple friends who said they filed this week and got accepted so was just curious!

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Tax return rejected to accepted timeframe