Checking Your Tax Refund Status
The IRS says that last year, it issued more than 90% of refunds to taxpayers in less than 21 days, and expects the same results in 2013. After a tax payer return is filed, taxpayers can track the status of their refund with the "Where's My Refund?" tool on www.irs.gov .
This year, instead of an estimated due date, "Where's My Refund?" will give each taxpayer "an actual personalized refund date after the IRS processes the tax return and approves the refund." Initial information generally will be available within 24 hours after the IRS receives the taxpayer's e-filed return or four weeks after mailing a paper return. The system updates every 24 hours, usually overnight. There is no need to check more than once a day.
To use the "Where's My Refund?" tool, taxpayers need to have the following items.
- Social Security Number
- Filing status
- Exact refund amount
You can find a link to the "Where's MY Refund" tool on the IRS homepage under the category of "Filing & Payments."