Federal (IRS) Tax Refund Information

Below you will find information on how to check the status of your federal income tax refund.

If you want to find out the status of your federal income tax refund, please wait AT LEAST 72 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of your electronically filed tax return OR three to four weeks after you mail a paper tax return.

NOTE: If you filed Form 8379 “Injured Spouse Allocation”, Form 5405 “First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit”, or Form 8839 “Qualified Adoption Expenses”, with your federal income tax return, your refund may take 14 weeks or longer to be processed!

If you owe back Federal taxes, your tax refund will be offset. You may call the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) at 1-800-829-1040 to find out the amount you owe. If you owe any other delinquent government debts, such as state income tax, child support, alimony, student loans, V.A. loans, or other federally-sponsored loans, your tax refund may be offset. For additional information, contact the government agency to whom you owe the debt or call the United States Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS) at 1-800-304-3107.

IRS Website - Where's My Refund?

  Click Here to Access Where's My Refund?

IRS2Go Smartphone Application for Apple and Android

   IRS E-file Refund Cycle Chart

Click here to view an "IRS E-File Refund Cycle Chart" that shows the tentative date a refund will be mailed or directly deposited if you file ELECTRONICALLY between January 17, 2012 and December 26, 2012.

Automated Telephone Refund Information System

If it has been AT LEAST 72 hours since the IRS acknowledged receipt of your 2011 electronically filed federal income tax return OR three to four weeks since you mailed a paper 2011 federal income tax return, you can call the IRS automated refund hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at:

 1-800-829-4477

You will need the following information BEFORE calling:

Refund Information for FEDERAL Tax Returns for Years PRIOR to 2011

To find out the status of your Federal tax refund for a prior year, you will need to speak to an IRS Representative by calling  1-800-829-1040 .