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Refunds

Track a refund on the agency's own site.

TAX REFUND does not look up a refund, invent a status, or ask for the Social Security number the IRS tool requires. Use the official pages below.

Federal

The IRS generally makes refund information available within 24 hours after it receives an e-filed current-year return, about 3 or 4 days after an e-filed prior-year return, and about 4 weeks after a paper return. Many e-filed refunds are issued within three weeks. Delays happen. Where's My Refund updates once a day and does not track amended returns.

  • You will need the Social Security number or ITIN, filing status, and exact refund amount from the return. Enter those on IRS.gov, not here.
  • Returns that claim the earned income credit or additional child tax credit are often held until mid-February by law.
  • Identity checks, offsets for debts, and paper filing are common reasons a refund is later than the typical window.
IRS refundsWhere's My Refund?

Amended return status: Where's My Amended Return? ยท Refund phone line published by the IRS: 800-829-1954.

State

Franchise Tax Board. This link opens their public site so you can find that state's own refund tool, if it has one.

Open California tax agency