Where's My Refund?

Now that we are fully into the tax filing season, we know there are some questions that we are going to hear many times over the next few months. Of these, there is one that will sound louder and more often than the rest – Where’s My Refund?

It’s not as if I don’t understand why this happens. If I knew that I was owed thousands of dollars but did not quite know when I was going to get it, I would be quite interested in getting that answer, as well.  Thankfully, it is such a ubiquitous question, though, that the IRS even has a tool to get this answer that they call Where’s My Refund.

The tool is located at www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund and is exactly what it sounds like. It can even start giving you information as soon as 24 hours after you e-file a current year return. To access your information on the site, all you will need is your Social Security number, your filing status, and the amount of the refund you are expecting.

I can’t guarantee that this tool is going to give you the answers that you want. There are numerous reasons that a tax filing or refund payment can be held up for various amounts of time. It will, however, give you that information so you can plan accordingly.

Beyond that, there are no secret means that we can use to get you a better answer. The IRS works as the IRS works – which sometimes can feel pretty quick and at other times can feel painfully slow. There is nothing we can do to get behind the information they are giving you. A good rule of thumb, though, is that that quicker you file your taxes, the quicker you can expect any refund, so let’s keep working together to get you the answers that you want to hear.

Warmly,

Josh Bousquet
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