Expecting Tax Refund? Check Status Online

Last updated on January 9, 2013

Everybody eagerly waits for their refunds to reach them. Now, you no longer need to wait in the dark. The IRS has improved Where’s My Refund? an online tool where you can check the status of your refund. You can now check when your tax return reached the IRS, when your refund was approved and when it was sent to you. In most cases, the IRS says, you can expect your refund to reach you within 21 days.

It is only in cases where you have filed an amended tax return that you may not be able to get your refund status on Where’s My Refund? It might take your tax return to be processed and sent to you in 8 to 12 weeks.

E-filed tax returns reach the IRS instantly. If you e-filed, you can check the status of your refund after 24 hours of filing. If you paper filed the return, you may check your refund status after about four weeks.

When checking your refund status, check the status only on IRS web page. There are many tax scammers using phishing to get your social security number and other tax filing details. Do not enter your social security number on any unsecure page. It is best to bookmark the page so that you open the secure IRS web page every time you check your refund status.

The updated Where’s My Refund? has made it easy for taxpayers to check the exact status of their refund. The wait for the money coming in has got even more exciting with the new update of this IRS tool.