If in recent weeks you filed your taxes, and still do not receive the money from your refund, it could be for several reasons. Among them, it could be possible that you have opted to receive a physical check instead of an electronic refund directly to your bank account.
But if it has been more than 21 days since you filed your tax return and still have not received your money, it’s time to make use of the IRS refund tracking tool to check the status of your money.
For almost all taxpayers, April 15 was the last day they could file their tax returns, this is unless they had filed a tax extension or resided in one of these states Maine and Massachusetts had a deadline for filing their taxes on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, even though the IRS has been sending tax refunds for many months, the process of returning the money is not immediate.
Using the IRS “Where’s My Refund?” Tool
The best and fastest way to control your tax refund is with the site “Where’s my refund?” from the IRS, this page serves to track your refund, and also allows you to know if your return has been rejected due to some errors.
To make use of the IRS tracking tools, you will need to indicate your Social Security number or Personal Taxpayer Identification Number, your filing status (single, married, or head of household) and the amount of your refund in whole dollars.
Enter the Get Refund Status page on the IRS website, provide your personal data, and then press “submit”.
If you do not enter a page that gives you the status of your refund, there is a possibility that the request will be made to verify your personal tax data and try again, if all the information is correct, you must enter the date on which you filed your taxes, in addition to whether you filed them electronically or physically.
Make sure that at least 24 hours have already passed before you start tracking a return online, or up to four weeks if you sent your return by mail.
Yes, You Can Track a Refund From Years Ago
In the tool “Where’s my refund?” it lists the federal refund information that the IRS has for the last two years. If you are looking for details of returns from previous years, you will need to check your IRS online account.
From there, you’ll be able to view the total amount you owe, your payment history, key information about your most recent tax return, the notices you received from the IRS, and your registered address.
There is also a mobile app! The IRS also has a mobile application called IRS2Go in which you can monitor the status of your tax refund.
It is available for both iOS and Android and in English and Spanish. You will be able to see if your return was received and approved in the application, and if a refund was sent to you.
To log in, you will be asked for your Social Security number, your filing status and the amount you expect from your refund, The IRS makes information updates on the application overnight, so if you do not see a status change, check back the next day.
