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Federal & state tax still showing pending after 72 hours plus

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January 31, 2025
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I filed my state and federal taxes on January 28th 2025 and they are still showing pending. The email I received when I sent them advised me that it would only take 24-48 hours. In years past the IRS has sent me an accepted of rejected correspondence within a timely manner. Is anyone else having this issue or know what I should do?

CatinaT1

It's been longer than 72 hours and you still haven't received a confirmation?

There could be a couple or 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. The return has been placed on hold to give you an opportunity to cancel it if it doesn't belong to you. 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.

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.

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Rblackstone316Author

Neither of your answers are applicable. The IRS has accepted my taxes after 72.5 hours. Based on previous experience the IRS will reject your taxes if there is an issue that needs to corrected. Going this route can and most likely will delay your tax refund so the standard 21 day refund won't apply if you have to fix it. Thanks for sharing your response. Have a great day and God bless!