It depends if you claim any special tax credits on your taxes.
Here are the updates:
Per IRS, if you e file your returns and choose to receive the refund through direct deposit, you should expect to receive your refund within 21 days of IRS e-file acceptance. If you filed a paper return, allow 4 weeks before checking the status. Refund processing time is 6 to 8 weeks from the date the IRS receives your tax return.
However, if you have claimed Earned Income Credit EITC or Additional Child Tax Credit ACTC on your return, it will be later. The IRS expects the earliest EITC/ACTC related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or debit cards starting February 27, 2019, assuming these taxpayers select direct deposit and there are no other issues with their tax returns.
You should only call the IRS if it has been:
- 21 days or more since you e-filed
- 6 weeks or more since you mailed your return, or when
- "Where is my refund" tells you to contact the IRS