How long does it take to get your tax refund?

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Key takeaways

  • The internal revenue has begun to accept individual tax returns from 2024.
  • Most refunds will be issued less than three weeks after a return has been filed.
  • Taxpayers can track their reimbursement status using IRS’s online tool or app one day after submitting their returns.
  • The tracking tool tells taxpayers when the IRS has received their returns, approved their refund and sent it.

Internal Revenue Service has begun to accept individual 2024 -even declarations, and taxpayers should receive their refund within a few weeks after submitting their returns.

This year, the IRS expects more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by April 15- April. However, some taxpayers who reside in a federally declared disaster area will have an extended deadline.

Most reimbursement is issued in less than three weeks after a return has been filed and the IRS typically issues refunded faster if you archive online. The IRS said that reimbursement earned through earned income tax credit (EITC) and additional childcat (ACTC) cannot be issued until mid -February, and many will receive their EITC and ACTC Refund before March 3rd.

Taxpayers will be able to check their refund status within 24 hours of lodging their 2024 returns online and about four weeks after mailing in a paper return.

How to track your refund

IRS offers more options to track progress with your refund, including its online “Where is my refund” tool and a mobile app called IRS2GO.

To track your refund, you need your social security or individual taxpayer -id number, filing status and the exact refund amount on your 2024 return.

From there you will find three status updates about your refund:

  • Return received: IRS is treating your return.
  • Refund approved: IRS prepares to issue your refund before the date shown.
  • Refund Sent: The refund may take five days to show up in your bank account or several weeks for a check arriving in the mail, depending on which option you chose.