The IRS will begin to release Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)/Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) refunds starting Feb. 15. However, the IRS cautions taxpayers that these refunds likely won’t arrive in bank accounts or debit cards until the week of February 27 -- if there are no processing issues with the tax return and the taxpayer chose direct deposit.
Where's My Refund? on IRS.gov and the IRS2Go mobile app will be updated with projected deposit dates for early EITC/ACTC refund filers a few days after Feb. 15. Taxpayers will not see a refund date on Where's My Refund? ?or through their software packages until then. The IRS, tax preparers and tax software will not have additional information on refund dates, so Where’s My Refund? remains the best way to check the status of a refund.
For more information, please see: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing
To check if you are affected:
You may reference your completed tax form to
see any EIC or ACTC amount you may have received.
Please note: you will need to be on a browser rather than the mobile app to do this.
To reference a return you have already e-filed using TurboTax Online products,
Then, you may find your EIC amount depending on which Form you are filing (look for 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ):
And, you may find your ACTC amount the same way:
The IRS will begin to release Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)/Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) refunds starting Feb. 15. However, the IRS cautions taxpayers that these refunds likely won’t arrive in bank accounts or debit cards until the week of February 27 -- if there are no processing issues with the tax return and the taxpayer chose direct deposit.
Where's My Refund? on IRS.gov and the IRS2Go mobile app will be updated with projected deposit dates for early EITC/ACTC refund filers a few days after Feb. 15. Taxpayers will not see a refund date on Where's My Refund? ?or through their software packages until then. The IRS, tax preparers and tax software will not have additional information on refund dates, so Where’s My Refund? remains the best way to check the status of a refund.
For more information, please see: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing
To check if you are affected:
You may reference your completed tax form to
see any EIC or ACTC amount you may have received.
Please note: you will need to be on a browser rather than the mobile app to do this.
To reference a return you have already e-filed using TurboTax Online products,
Then, you may find your EIC amount depending on which Form you are filing (look for 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ):
And, you may find your ACTC amount the same way: