Whether you asked for direct deposit or asked IRS to mail you a income tax refund check, you can track your income tax refund through this secure Web site.

For more details about this application, please see What information is available on Where's My Refund?.

Get your personal income tax refund information.

You can generally get information about your income tax refund 72 hours after IRS acknowledges receipt of your e-filed income tax return, or three to four weeks after mailing a paper return.

Have a copy of your tax return handy. You will need to provide the following information from your return:

• Your Social Security Number (or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)
• Your Filing status (Single, Married Filing Joint Return, Married Filing Separate Return, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er))
• The exact whole dollar amount of your refund

Take me to Where's My Refund?.

Change your address or start a income tax refund trace.

If Where’s My Refund? shows that IRS was unable to deliver your tax refund, you can change your address online.

If you don’t receive your income tax refund within 28 days from the original IRS mailing date shown on Where’s My Tax Refund?, you can start a refund trace online.

Where’s My Refund? will prompt you when these features are available for your situation.

Don’t fall for any email scams about your refund!

IRS never initiates emails! Learn how to identify and report refund scams.

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