The IRS says 9 out of 10 filers who
efile and choose direct deposit
will get their refunds within 21 days. You can monitor it with the IRS
tool mentioned below. Some returns take longer for additional
processing due to specific items in the return. Some are pulled at
random for more thorough investigation.
However, if you have EIC (earned income credit, aka EITC) or ACTC (additional child tax
credit), the IRS did not start releasing those refunds until February
15, as required under the PATH Act. That means people with those types of credits may not start receiving their
refunds until around February 27.
If you efiled, you can doublecheck the status with this tool to be sure it was accepted:
https://shop.turbotax.intuit.com/efile/efile_status_lookup.jsp
If accepted, you can monitor the
status of your Federal refund at this IRS page below. If you efiled,
wait 24 hours after acceptance before trying this tool, or it may not
find it.
http://www.irs.gov/RefundsTo track a state refund:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund
