Where’s My Refund: How To Find Your Tax Refund Date
Most e-filed refunds arrive within 21 days. You can track yours with the IRS Where’s My Refund tool about 24 hours after you e-file, using your Social Security number, filing status and exact refund amount.
By the James Family Tax team
“When will I get my refund?” is a shared question among tax filers this time of year.
The good news is that if you e-filed your taxes in early February and expect a refund, you should see your tax refund hit your bank account soon.
Here are some helpful tips to help you find your tax refund date.
Twenty-four hours after electronically filing your tax return, you can locate your refund status using the IRS tool :
“Where’s My Refund” device or “IRS2Go” Mobile App.
Where’s my Refund will give you a personalized refund date, and you will need three key pieces of information to access the “Where’s my refund” tool.
· Your Social Security Number
· Your Filing Status
· Your Exact Refund Amount
It takes most taxpayers 21 days to receive a direct deposit after e-filing their tax return. If you mail in your return, it can take six weeks.
According to the IRS, you shouldn’t:
· Rely on receiving a Tax Refund from the IRS by a specific date.
· Rely on your Tax Refund to pay a bill or make a big purchase by a particular date.
Why? Your tax return could require additional review. Also, the processing times of financial institutions are different, and your bank may take longer to process your tax refund.
How often is “Where’s My Refund” updated?
· Where’s my refund is updated every 24hours, usually overnight, so you don’t need to check it more than once a day.
What does it mean when the “Where’s My Refund” status shows “received”?
· It means that the IRS has received your tax return and is being processed.
What does it mean when the “Where’s My Refund status shows “approved”?
· It means that your tax refund has been approved.
· The IRS is preparing to send your refund to your bank or you in the mail.
· The status will tell you when Direct Deposit will be sent to the Bank
· Refund Checks could take several weeks to be mailed.
*It takes a few days for the status of “Where’s my refund” to change from return received to refund approved. *
When should I call the IRS about my Tax Refund?
· Call if the “Where’s My Refund” directs you to call the IRS.
· IRS representatives will not be able to provide any additional information other than what is on “Where’s My Refund.”
· If the status says that the IRS is still processing your return, the IRS won’t give you a specific refund date.
What if the IRS finds an error on my tax return?
· If the IRS finds an issue holding up your return, like an error that needs to be fixed more information from you to process your tax return, they will contact you by mail.
· If there’s an error or your return is processing, IRS phone representatives Or “Where’s My Refund” will not provide you with your refund date.
Overall, the IRS is working hard to get tax refunds issued.
It takes up to 21 days for most taxpayers to receive a tax refund. However, they can be given before the 21 days, and even though frustrating, tax refunds can also be issued after the 21 days.
For more answers to the FAQ, you can check out these IRS pages :
https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions
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