Has anyone had a 72 hour hold from TurboTax on your return? If so is there anyway to get it lifted before 72hours?

[SabrinaD2]

There could be multiple reasons for the 72-hour hold they would need to be resolved before the hold is lifted.

• 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.
• 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

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[joiwestbrook]

Update. My 72 hour hold is because I updated my email address so it matched my credit karma account. TurboTax never inform me they were going to put my return on hold because of this or even gave me the opportunity to identify myself. So I'm currently waiting my second hold because I had to wait 72hours just for the IRS to reject it for my 1095 fixed it and submitted the same day now I'm back on a 72 hour hold which is crazy to me how they feel like they have the right to do what they want with you return. Won't make the same mistake twice with dealing with TurboTax. I originally filed 2/10 and it's almost a week later and still waiting for them to submit my taxes to the IRS.