Filed your taxes and still waiting for your return? Sweating with anxiety because you’re not sure when your taxes will come? Find out where your refund is with these simple steps!
How Did You File Your Return Last Year?
The IRS is tightly secure when it comes to your taxes so checking your status might require some extra steps. If you filed by mail, you should expect to wait at least 4 weeks after you filed your return to receive notifications of your refund status. E-filed? Your status is usually available within 24 hours after submitting your return. No need to stress! If you filed by one of the above methods, rest assured that your refund status is on its way! Updates are uploaded every night. Expect your tax return to be available within 21 days.
Get Your Refund Status Online
The IRS makes it simple for those wanting to get their refund status right away. With their new interface on how to check your refund status online, the process is as simple as it gets! Here’s how to check your status online.
- Ensure that you have the right social security number. Once you have your SSN, input it in the space provided on the website.
- Know your filing status. To authenticate that the refund is yours, and to give you an accurate refund status, the IRS asks for you to claim a filing category. So knowing if your filing as single, married, divorce, as a Head of Household, Qualified Widow(er), Married-Filing Joint Return, or Married-Filing Separate Return is extremely important. Make sure you know your correct filing category!
- Lastly, the IRS asks you the exact amount of your refund. This step is crucial in determining the correct refund because it narrows it down to the exact dollar amount to ensure that it’s accurately displaying your refund status and not someone else’s.
- Once you complete these three steps above, the online tool will direct you to a page that will display an expected date for your refund.
File Your Taxes Stress-Free With Marc Egort CPA
The IRS also makes it convenient for those who are not computer savvy to call in and find out the status of their return. If you wish to call, the IRS Hotline is 1-800-829-1040. For all your tax services, contact the professionals at Marc Egort, CPA. Let our professionals handle the stress of filling those long and complicated forms correctly, so you don’t have to!