When to expect your refund
The typical time to receive your refund depends on how you filed your taxes:
- Electronically filed return - 3 weeks from the date you e-filed
- Mailed return - 6 or more weeks from the date we received your mailed return
Refund delays can happen when a tax return needs corrections or further review.
Check The Status of Your Federal Tax Refund
What you need before you check:
- Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN)
- Your filing status (married joint, single, etc.)
- The exact refund amount on your return
- Tax year
Your Federal refund status will appear around:
- 24 hours after you e-file a current-year return
- 3 days after you e-file a prior-year return
- 4 weeks after you file a paper return
Information is updated once a day, overnight. Where’s My Refund is unavailable each morning, generally between 4-5 a.m. Eastern time, while updates are made.
Use this link to check your IRS refund: https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund
NOTE Where's My Refund shows the following refund statuses:
- Return Received – IRS received your return and are processing it.
- Refund Approved – IRS approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown.
- Refund Sent – IRS sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.
Your refund may be delayed if your return needs corrections or extra review. If the IRS needs more information to process your return, they will send you a letter.
New Jersey Tax Refund Status
When can I start checking my refund status?
- 4 weeks or more after you file electronically;
- At least 12 weeks after you mail your return;
- 15 weeks or more for additional processing requirements or paper returns sent by certified mail.