Tax News IRS Will Begin Accepting Delayed Tax Returns Feb. 14 Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by TurboTaxAshley Published Jan 21, 2011 - [Updated Jul 11, 2019] 1 min read Important- This post relates to late legislation for tax year 2010 and not tax year 2011. There were no filing delays for your 2011 taxes. This is an older post. There is no need to wait to file your taxes. The IRS announced yesterday that they will begin accepting returns affected by the filing delays starting on February 14 – just in time for Valentine’s Day! File Now with TurboTax The good news is you don’t worry this doesn’t mean you need to wait until mid-February to file your taxes. TurboTax is ready to accept your return today, whether you’re impacted by the delays or not. If you claim itemized tax deductions on Schedule A, the higher education tuition and fees deduction and the educator expenses deduction, you can prepare and e-file your return now with TurboTax and we will hold it and then automatically submit your federal tax return to the IRS. TurboTax will submit your state tax return immediately so you can get you your state tax refund as quickly as possible. The IRS stated in their announcement that the filing delays, which impact both paper and e-filed tax returns, will affect approximately 9 million taxpayers (based on estimates from last year). What about your state refund? We know that everyone wants to get their refund ASAP. Since TurboTax is the market leader, we have been able to work closely with states to get you your state tax refund as quickly as possible, even if your federal return is delayed until Feb. 14. Not all other software or tax stores are able to do this for their customers. To find out if your state is accepting returns from TurboTax now check out this post. Have any other questions? Leave them in the comments and we will try to help you out. Previous Post Free Tax Prep for Low and Middle-Income Taxpayers Next Post What about Tax Relief in Disaster Situations Written by TurboTaxAshley More from TurboTaxAshley 133 responses to “IRS Will Begin Accepting Delayed Tax Returns Feb. 14” Newer Comments » I filed with turbotax when I checked “where’s my refund” it originally stated 2/2..checked today and now it is say 2/8 due to a processing delay. What would that mean? Thanks. Reply I filed my taxes with Turbo Tax on January 13 and have not gotten an acknowledgment from the IRS. Is this becuase you are holding my paperwork until the 14th of Feb ? I am a teacher, in school part time, and took educatator’s expenses as well. Just want to make sure everyhting is okay on my end!!! Reply Bought a new hybrid car this year. (2010) Will I be able to deduct sales tax on my return or should I just forget about it? And interest..Can I deduct that as well? Reply E-filed both federal and state tax returns on Jan 15th. Federal is being held as expected but state (WV) return still has been acknowledged. TT says there’s a technical problem that should be resolved by Jan 24th. It is now Jan 26th and still no acknowledgement. This is getting ridiculous! Reply mine is a wv return as well and it’s still showing pending as of today and i submitted mine on 1/16/12. i don’t know what’s going on with turbo tax this year, they are ususally so much better than this and i have used them for years…until next year bc i have had too many issues with them this year. my federal shows was sent over on 1/18 in the evening which means it didn’t go with the first batch. i don’t understand why they held it that long. Reply Hi Courtney, Sorry you experienced some issues this year, but I can assure you the issues you are experiencing are not related to TurboTax holding your return until the 18th. The IRS began accepting e-filed returns on 1/17. TurboTax transmitted all tax returns on that day, however the IRS just began accepting returns from all entities so they may have been backed up. Regarding your tax return still showing pending, once it is electronically transmitted from TurboTax we have no control over the processing of your return. Per the IRS, the dates they use are projected dates based on normal processing and assumes your tax return does not require further review. Sometimes your tax return may still be pending if it is still under review by the IRS. Please see the IRS e-file refund cycle chart http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p2043.pdfSimilar I am sorry about the issue, but I am sure you will receive information from the IRS soon. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Hi Danielle, Yes, that is fine. The IRS will hold your return and until they are processing Schedule A returns on Feb. 14. Ashley Reply I already sent out my taxes by mail and i sent out my schedule a was it ok to send it in even though they wont process it? Reply Hi Melody, The delays affect taxpayers who itemize on their taxes or take some education deductions. Here is a post with more information about what taxpayers are affected. https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-news/you-can-file-with-turbotax-today-despite-irs-processing-delays/01112011-4838 Ashley Reply so i have a question about this delay… who is it affecting???? and if i claimed my fiance this year does that mean that i will have a delay? Reply Hi Lois, If you sign into TurboTax with your last year’s user name and password, you can access last year’s return. Ashley Reply I need to get copies of my 2009 tax papers. I didn’t them copied last year and need them asap. 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I filed with turbotax when I checked “where’s my refund” it originally stated 2/2..checked today and now it is say 2/8 due to a processing delay. What would that mean? Thanks. Reply
I filed my taxes with Turbo Tax on January 13 and have not gotten an acknowledgment from the IRS. Is this becuase you are holding my paperwork until the 14th of Feb ? I am a teacher, in school part time, and took educatator’s expenses as well. Just want to make sure everyhting is okay on my end!!! Reply
Bought a new hybrid car this year. (2010) Will I be able to deduct sales tax on my return or should I just forget about it? And interest..Can I deduct that as well? Reply
E-filed both federal and state tax returns on Jan 15th. Federal is being held as expected but state (WV) return still has been acknowledged. TT says there’s a technical problem that should be resolved by Jan 24th. It is now Jan 26th and still no acknowledgement. This is getting ridiculous! Reply
mine is a wv return as well and it’s still showing pending as of today and i submitted mine on 1/16/12. i don’t know what’s going on with turbo tax this year, they are ususally so much better than this and i have used them for years…until next year bc i have had too many issues with them this year. my federal shows was sent over on 1/18 in the evening which means it didn’t go with the first batch. i don’t understand why they held it that long. Reply
Hi Courtney, Sorry you experienced some issues this year, but I can assure you the issues you are experiencing are not related to TurboTax holding your return until the 18th. The IRS began accepting e-filed returns on 1/17. TurboTax transmitted all tax returns on that day, however the IRS just began accepting returns from all entities so they may have been backed up. Regarding your tax return still showing pending, once it is electronically transmitted from TurboTax we have no control over the processing of your return. Per the IRS, the dates they use are projected dates based on normal processing and assumes your tax return does not require further review. Sometimes your tax return may still be pending if it is still under review by the IRS. Please see the IRS e-file refund cycle chart http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p2043.pdfSimilar I am sorry about the issue, but I am sure you will receive information from the IRS soon. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Hi Danielle, Yes, that is fine. The IRS will hold your return and until they are processing Schedule A returns on Feb. 14. Ashley Reply
I already sent out my taxes by mail and i sent out my schedule a was it ok to send it in even though they wont process it? Reply
Hi Melody, The delays affect taxpayers who itemize on their taxes or take some education deductions. Here is a post with more information about what taxpayers are affected. https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-news/you-can-file-with-turbotax-today-despite-irs-processing-delays/01112011-4838 Ashley Reply
so i have a question about this delay… who is it affecting???? and if i claimed my fiance this year does that mean that i will have a delay? Reply
Hi Lois, If you sign into TurboTax with your last year’s user name and password, you can access last year’s return. Ashley Reply
I need to get copies of my 2009 tax papers. I didn’t them copied last year and need them asap. Thanks Reply