| Money, money, money! Pay up! You want the IRS to | | | | I lost my refund check. Can I get a new one? |
| give you your tax return when it's due. After all, the | | | | Yes. Call the IRS and request a new one. Then |
| IRS is pretty punctual when you owe THEM money. | | | | complete Form 3911 "Taxpayer Statement Regarding |
| So why is there a hold up when it comes to getting | | | | Refund." They can usually send the replacement within |
| YOUR money back? It's not fair, but that's the way it | | | | six to eight weeks. |
| works. There are many delays when it comes to | | | | What is a split refund? |
| issuing taxpayer's refunds. So know the facts and | | | | A split refund lets you divide your refund and deposit |
| make sure you do what you can to get your refund | | | | the funds in up to three different accounts. This means |
| on time. | | | | you can allocate your refund to your checking AND |
| I am in a payment plan for last year's taxes. Can I still | | | | your savings accounts. It saves you the trouble of |
| get a tax refund for this year? | | | | moving part of your refund to the account you'd like it |
| No. You cannot get your refund if you owe past-due | | | | to be in later. |
| amounts to the IRS. This includes Federal Tax, State | | | | How do I split my refund? |
| Tax, a Student Loan, or Child Support. The IRS will | | | | Simply complete and attach Form 8888 "Direct |
| automatically apply the refund to the debt owed. And | | | | Deposit of Refund to More Than One Account" to |
| if the refund doesn't take care of debt, you have to | | | | your Tax Return. Tell the IRS how much and to which |
| continue paying on it. | | | | of your accounts you want your refund deposited. |