If your taxes were filed recently and you’re wondering why you haven’t received your refund, you can usually check the status of your refund 48 hours after electronically completing your return on the IRS “Where’s My Refund?” website.
You may also obtain information on refunds for the last two years and the current year with this tool.
“Taxpayers don’t need to check their refund status more than once a day,” according to the official IRSÂ website. “The IRS updates Where’s My Refund overnight in most cases. Calling the IRS won’t speed up a tax refund. The information available on Where’s My Refund is the same information available to IRS telephone assistors. Taxpayers should allow time for their bank or credit union to post the refund to their account or for it to arrive in the mail.”
According to IRS guidelines, processing an electronically submitted return can take up to 21 days, while processing a mailed or amended return must take at least 4 weeks.
What is the quickest method for tracking your refund?
Nevertheless, a number of things can make it take longer to execute your refund. Errors on your tax return are a common problem that can need more examinations, adjustments, or extra forms.
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In an interview, IRS spokesperson Alejandra Castro stated that going to an IRS support center doesn’t expedite the refund procedure.
Alternatively, you can use the IRS2GO app or the “Where’s My Refund?” portion of the IRS website to track your refund and get information the quickest.
“Visiting a taxpayer assistance center does not speed up your refund,” Castro stated. “However, if a taxpayer has any doubts about where their tax return is in the process, if it’s been a long time that it seems to the taxpayer that something could be wrong, then they definitely should call the IRS or set up an appointment to go to one of the taxpayer assistance centers.”
