We have received your tax return and it is being processed. meaning

If you’ve submitted your federal tax return and are checking the IRS Where’s My Refund? tool to find out the status of your refund, you may be wondering what “your tax return is still being processed” means.

It means the IRS “got your tax return, so you don’t have to sweat that there was an issue with them receiving it,” says Howard Samuels, a certified public accountant at Samuels & Associates in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Typically, the IRS processes most tax returns and issues refunds within three weeks or 21 calendar days of receipt.

But recently, there have been logjams. One way to speed things along is to make sure you file electronically with direct deposit, avoiding a paper tax return, IRS commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement on January 10, 2022.

Here’s what you can do if you suspect your federal tax refund is delayed or you need more information about your return.

How to contact the IRS

If there’s a backlog, prepare to wait a few more weeks than normal, Samuels says.

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my tax return is being processed what does that mean

your tax return is still being processed