How long can a tax return be pending?

After that, e-filed returns generally sit in Pending status for 24–48 hours before coming back as either Accepted or Rejected. Sometimes state returns stay in Pending for several days or even longer.

Why are my 2020 taxes still pending?

REASONS TAX RETURN MAY TAKE LONGER TO PROCESS: Is affected by identity theft or fraud. Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit using 2019 income. Includes a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, which could take up to 14 weeks to process. Needs further review in general.

Why is my tax refund pending so long?

What’s Taking So Long? If you don’t receive your refund in 21 days, your tax return might need further review. This may happen if your return was incomplete or incorrect. The IRS may send you instructions through the mail if it needs additional information in order to process your return.

What does it mean when your refund is pending?

Pending simply means that your e-filed return is on its way and that the government hasn’t accepted or rejected it yet. Until they accept or reject it, they won’t have any record of it. Also, once you’ve been accepted, wait at least 24 hours before you use the IRS Where’s My Refund? site.

Are federal tax refunds delayed?

Be aware that the IRS is still facing a backlog of unprocessed individual returns, 2020 returns with errors and amended returns that require corrections or special handling. And while refunds typically take around 21 days to process, the IRS says delays could be up to 120 days.

Why does my IRS refund say still processing?

Even though the IRS will issue most refunds in less than 21 days, it’s possible that your refund has been delayed because it is stuck in processing. This could mean that all of the necessary forms were not sent to the IRS for processing. Your return has been flagged for identity theft or fraud.

Are federal refunds delayed?

Why does my tax return say still being processed?

If your tax return status is “Still Being Processed” your tax return could be essentially on hold until the IRS corrects any issues and/or gets the additional information from you to continue processing your return.

Why is my IRS direct deposit pending?

Your payment might not yet have been processed (or scheduled). The IRS doesn’t have enough information to issue you a payment.