Once your return is filed, you can check on the status of your refund within:
- 24 hours after you e-file a current-year return(2024)
- 3 or 4 days after you e-file a prior-year return (2023 or earlier)
- 4 weeks after you file a paper return
When can I expect my tax refund?
- E-filed returns: Most refunds are issued within 21 days
- Paper returns: Allow 6-8 weeks for processing
- Longer if your return needs corrections or extra review
Where can I check my refund status?
There are several ways to check on your refund status.
Where's My Refund?
Please visit Where's My Refund? to check if your e-filed return has been received and to check the status of your refund. Since it is updated hourly, it contains the most current information
The tracker displays progress through three stages: Return Received, Approved, and Sent. To use Where’s My Refund? You'll need to provide:
- Social Security number or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN)
- Filing status
- Single
- Head of Household
- Married filing jointly or separately
- The exact whole dollar amount of your expected refund
- The amount is located on Line 35a of Form 1040 Individual Tax Return
Your IRS Online Account
We also recommend that you check your online IRS account. If there has been an automatic change made to your tax return, you can review it in the notice section of your IRS account.
IRS2Go app
Check the status of your federal income tax refund using IRS2Go. You can check your refund status within 24 hours after the IRS receives your e-filed return, or about four (4) weeks after mailing your paper return.
Call the IRS
You can also call the automated refund hotline:
- 800-829-1954 for a current-year refund (2024)
- 866-464-2050 for an amended return (2023 or earlier)
If you haven’t received your refund and it has been more than 21 days since your return was filed, you may contact the IRS at 800-829-1040.
How do I track my state refund?
To check the status of your state refund, log in to your state department of revenue account to locate “Where is my state refund?”.
Many states will ask for the exact amount of your expected refund. You can find the amount in your filed state tax return Your Practice>Documents>Taxes and scroll down to tax year "2024", to locate under the Form Type label "Final Tax Return (Form 1040)" of your filed return.
What can lead to a delay in receiving a refund?
Here are some common reasons why you might experience a delay in receiving your refund:
- Claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit and/or a Child Tax Credit
- If you submitted an Amended Return it can take 12–16 weeks to process. You can check Where's my amended refund?
- Form 8379 (Injured Spouse Allocation) can take up to 14 weeks to process
- Reduced Refund to offset delinquent debts
- IRS suspects fraud
- Administrative delays: the return is missing info or is under review