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E-File For Faster
Refunds
If
you have
E-Filed
your return:
"When will you get your refund?"
Even through we can e-file both the federal and
state returns, the state does not post any hard guidelines as to when
you should expect your refund.
The IRS does post a deposit calendar based on an acceptance date as to
receiving direct deposits. They have a disclaimer on the "Refund Cycle
Chart" stating that "The IRS does not guarantee a specific data that a
refund will be deposited into a taxpayer's financial institution or
mailed."
Based
on the "Refund Cycle Chart" that the IRS posts, taxpayers can get
their refund as quickly as 9 days depending on when their return was
accepted in the system.
The IRS releases refunds on Fridays. If you get your refund accepted
on a Wednesday, you will get your Direct Deposit refund the next
Friday (9 days). If you requested a paper check, the check will be
mailed one week after that (16 days). The longest it will normally
take for a Direct Deposit refund is 15 days (This would be a return
accepted on a Thursday).
We cannot guarantee the date a refund will be issued, and neither
can the IRS. If the expected date of your refund has passed, and you
do not have your refund, you can call the IRS directly at
1-800-829-1954 or 1-800-829-1040. You can also check at
www.IRS.gov.
There are multiple reasons that your refund could be delayed. Anytime
your return does not match the records that the IRS or Social Security
has in their database, you can count on a problem. Other reporting
issues and common reasons are questionable Earned Income Credit
requests, dependants used on another return, first-time filers, and
W2s or SS# that do not match.
We understand that e-filing your return and then having your refund
delayed is frustrating, but sometimes it is beyond our control. It is
our job to correctly complete your taxes and transmit that information
to the IRS. When we send your return to the IRS, the next day they
either accept it or reject it and provide us with a reason why. At
that time, we can repair the error and resend your return out.
Sometimes, when the err is related to incorrect personal information,
we must contact the taxpayer and review the return to reassess the
correct information. Common errors include: social security numbers
do not match the names or the names do not match the numbers, one of
the dependants filed incorrectly or another person claimed the
dependant, first year married, and the spouses name doesn't match
social security records. This is the biggest reason for asking the
taxpayers to review their final return for errors before we submit it
to the IRS. Correcting a return before it is submitted, is much easier
(and faster) than correcting it after it is in the system.
When the tax return has been accepted, that acceptance date
will determine when the refund should be deposited into the taxpayer's
account.
The official IRS calendar on e-file Refund Cycle Mailed checks
will take longer.
After the return has been accepted, if you do not receive your
refund within 21 days, after acceptance, you should contact the
IRS at 1-800-829-4477 or go to
www.irs.gov/efile and click on "Where's My Refund"
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