| If you filed your tax return electronically, you should be | | | | one week off of the above estimates. |
| able to access the status of your refund within 48 to | | | | With the introduction of the computer and internet |
| 72 hours. Since the return is coming into the database | | | | technology, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is able |
| electronically, it should be assimilated into the system | | | | to respond rapidly to the electronic filing. Using online |
| fairly speedily. If you do not file your tax return online, | | | | services, income tax returns are filed very easier and |
| you are going to have to wait three weeks or more | | | | faster, and refunds are getting quicker. There are |
| before the status of your return can be checked. As | | | | different IRS refund options that the individual taxpayer |
| you can imagine, the IRS is receiving an enormous | | | | can advantage from. |
| amount of paper tax returns and it takes time to | | | | There are some advantages of filing your taxes and |
| organize and enter the returns into the system. | | | | get you tax refund online because you get |
| If you are expecting a refund fast!!! | | | | confirmation note from the IRS within 48 hours |
| The time to issue the refund will depend upon how you | | | | whether your return file is reached there or not. If you |
| file your return. If you filed a paper return via regular | | | | e-file your return before the deadline, then your file |
| mail then your refund should be issued in six to eight | | | | would be processed early on. Moreover, if your file is in |
| weeks from the date it was received by the IRS. | | | | electronic form, then the IRS service does not have to |
| Alternatively, if you file your return electronically, you | | | | re-type your tax form and that will save your time. |
| should imagine receiving your refund in three to four | | | | Choose the Direct Deposit option to get your Federal |
| weeks. If you selected to have your tax refund directly | | | | tax refund quicker into your bank account. |
| deposited in your banking account, you should take | | | | |