After a while, chronic anxiety can have an effect on... Your heart. Anxiety and chronic stress sufferers are more at risk for cardiovascular problems due to a constant increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure and overexposure to cortisol.
The 5 week period is usually about right for something like a federal return. A state return, on the other hand, will take about 6 to 8 weeks. The process takes a little longer when this is done by mail. A 4 week return for electronic filing may actually take closer to 6 weeks with a postal check.
Report Abuse. It may depend on how you filed your state returns. I would guess that the NY was sent electronically with the federal return, and that NJ was sent by mail. If that is the case then you are looking at 6-8 weeks processing time from the day you mailed the tax return out. Refund Information from the NJ Treasury Department http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation...