Worried that your income tax refund hasn’t hit your mailbox or bank account yet? Or do you just have a lack of patience like I do?

Checking on your income tax return’s status is actually pretty simple to do. Just go to the IRS Refund Status site and enter the necessary information.

To Check your Refund Status you will Need:

1. Your Social Security number
2. Your filing status (single, married filing jointly, etc.)
3. The refund amount that you determined

What will the Refund Status Site Tell me?

When you enter the above information correctly, you’ll be able to find out:

• If your return was received
• If your return was processed
• When your refund is estimated to be mailed or deposited into your bank account (if you selected the direct deposit option)

Watch Out for Refund Status Scams

The IRS never initiates email, so beware of emails offering to check your tax return status for you. In fact, I wouldn’t necessarily trust any websites that supposedly link to an IRS refund status site (ironic, since I did just that in this post, I realize). You’d be better off just typing irs.gov in your browser and clicking ‘check on your refund’, and then ‘where’s my refund?’.

Tax Refund Discussion:

• How long did it take for you to receive your refund?
• How did you file this year? Paper or efile?
• Did you request direct deposit or check?

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