See your personalized refund date as soon as the IRS processes your tax return and approves your refund. See your status starting around 24 hours after you e-file or 4 weeks after you mail a paper return.

Taxpayers can check the status of their refund easily and conveniently with the IRS Where's My Refund tool at IRS.gov/refunds. Refund status is available within 24 hours after the taxpayer e-filed their current year return.

Explore options for getting your federal tax refund, how to check your refund status, how to adjust next year’s refund and how to resolve refund problems.

Use the IRS Where's My Refund tool to get updates on your refund and access other important tax return information.

Where's My Refund? is available almost all of the time. However, our system is not available every Monday, early, from 12 a.m. (Midnight) to 3 a.m. Eastern Time. Our Refund Trace feature is not available during the following times (Eastern Time): Sunday: 12 a.m. (Midnight) to 7 p.m. Monday: 12 a.m. (Midnight) to 6 a.m. Tuesday: 3:30 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Feb 26, 2025 · The IRS updates the Where’s My Refund? tool once daily – usually overnight – so there’s no need to check refund status multiple times a day. To check refund status, taxpayers will need: Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN)

Jan 10, 2022 · If you filed a tax return and are expecting a refund from the IRS, you may want to find out the status of the refund, or at least get an idea of when you might receive it. The IRS issues most refunds in 21 calendar days.

May 25, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service made an important enhancement to the Where's My Refund? online tool this week, introducing a new feature that allows taxpayers to check the status of their current tax year and two previous years' refunds.

Feb 20, 2025 · If you claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), you can expect to get your refund by March 3 if: You file your return online; You choose to get your refund by direct deposit; We found no issues with your return; However, some taxpayers may see their refunds a few days earlier.

Jan 27, 2025 · Although the IRS issues most refunds in less than 21 days, the IRS cautions taxpayers not to rely on receiving a refund by a certain date, especially when making major purchases or paying bills. Some returns may require additional review and may take longer.