How To Look Up Your IRS Tax Refund

You e-filed your IRS tax refund and are wondering if the e-file was received, and more important, when you will get your IRS income tax refund money. The IRS has an online refund look up tool they call “Where’s my refund?” To look up your IRS tax refund using the IRS tool, you will need to have a copy of your income tax return handy or at least know the following information from your income tax return:

Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
Filing status (Single, Married Filing Joint Return, etc.)
Exact whole dollar amount of your IRS tax refund

In general you can access information about your IRS tax refund 72 hours after the IRS acknowledges receipt of your e-file tax return. If you e-file online using Turbo Tax Free, Tax Cut Free, Tax Act, H&R Block or any other income tax e-file service, first log into your account from the service provider’s web site to ensure that your e-file was in fact processed. While rare, there are instances where an e-file is rejected. Your IRS e-file service provider will generally alert you by email or post a message in your account to inform you of the status of your e-file.

If you mail in your income tax return, you can generally access your IRS tax refund information in three to four weeks after the mailing date.

After the wait period, visit www.irs.gov and click on the “Where’s My Refund?” image on the right side menu to get started. Enter the required information into the IRS web form and view your results.

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One Response to “How To Look Up Your IRS Tax Refund”

Income Tax Pro Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
How To Look Up Your IRS Tax Refund has been a popular post on our blog. I just updated the post to include a link to the IRS.gov website and to show that the Where’s My Refund image is now on the right side of the IRS website. If you are having trouble finding the Where’s My Refund look up tool try this link which will take you right to the lookup page. https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp