When will I receive my refund?
If you choose to direct deposit your refund and you e-filed, the official IRS statement is, "The IRS issued more than 9 out of 10 refunds to taxpayers in less than 21 days last year. The same results are expected in 2013."
However, from our experience with customers last year, most customers get their federal refund in about 7 to 14 days if they e-file and choose direct deposit. It really just depends on how fast the IRS system can process your refund.
If you didn't choose direct deposit or if your direct deposit information was inaccurate, you will typically receive your refund check within an additional one to two weeks. If you mailed in your tax return instead of e-filing, you will typically receive your refund in 6 weeks or more.
24 hours after you e-file or 4 weeks after you mailed your tax return, you can check the status of your refund by going to the IRS Where's My Refund website
or by calling the IRS TeleTax number at 1-800-829-4477 and selecting the refund status option. Be sure to have a copy of your return available since you will need to know the first social security number shown on your return, the filing status, and the exact whole dollar amount of your refund. The IRS website or TeleTax number will not have any refund information for at least 24 hours after your e-filed tax return was accepted by the IRS. If you mailed your tax return, it takes about 4 weeks before you can go to the IRS website or use TeleTax to find out refund information.
However, from our experience with customers last year, most customers get their federal refund in about 7 to 14 days if they e-file and choose direct deposit. It really just depends on how fast the IRS system can process your refund.
If you didn't choose direct deposit or if your direct deposit information was inaccurate, you will typically receive your refund check within an additional one to two weeks. If you mailed in your tax return instead of e-filing, you will typically receive your refund in 6 weeks or more.
24 hours after you e-file or 4 weeks after you mailed your tax return, you can check the status of your refund by going to the IRS Where's My Refund website
or by calling the IRS TeleTax number at 1-800-829-4477 and selecting the refund status option. Be sure to have a copy of your return available since you will need to know the first social security number shown on your return, the filing status, and the exact whole dollar amount of your refund. The IRS website or TeleTax number will not have any refund information for at least 24 hours after your e-filed tax return was accepted by the IRS. If you mailed your tax return, it takes about 4 weeks before you can go to the IRS website or use TeleTax to find out refund information.
