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Electronic return accepted on 3/28. It's 6/5 and the IRS site status is still "return has been received and is being processed. Anyone else?

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June 5, 2020
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Critter

Employee

Millions have that message ...

Many refunds are taking longer during the pandemic. https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

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dpp958Author

I understand that paper returns are delayed due to COVID work restrictions for the IRS. What I'm not understanding is the absence of statements from the IRS regarding any COVID-related or other atypical delays associated with electronically filed returns. To my knowledge there has been no statement regarding delay of e-filed returns, but to your point, it seems many e-filed refunds are in fact delayed. I would like to simply get a feel for how lengthy the delay might be, based on information from other people who e-filed their returns.

Critter

Employee

https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/irs-tax-refund-schedule-delayed-by-coronavirus-2020-5

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dpp958Author

Update - Received tax refund on 7/15, so 14 weeks after e-file. In fairness, I received about 70 dollars more than I calculated on my return, so there was obviously some scrutiny, though I didn't get a letter or anything to let me know. The point? Don't give up. I guess there is still life in the swamp.