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Where's my refund - Tax Refund Dates

Check on whether your federal or state tax return has been efiled and accepted by the IRS or not. Tax Return status

If your return has been accepted check the tax refund dates below: Tax return transmission dates, acceptance dates, and the estimated IRS tax refund deposit dates.

Note: The IRS does not guarantee a specific tax refund date that a refund will be deposited into a taxpayer’s financial institution account or mailed. The dates below are estimated IRS dates on which you can expect your refund from the IRS through either direct bank deposit or paper check in the mail.

Check the tax refund status online: "Where's my refund?"

After checking the federal refund dates below and the refund status online and you have further questions call 1-800-829-4477.

For state tax refund status questions visit the state tax agency page

Below are the estimated Tax Refund dates (tax return transmission and acceptance dates) for direct bank deposits and refund checks. These dates are not guaranteed by the IRS.

Before checking on the tax refund status make sure that the tax return has been accepted by the IRS.

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Estimated Dates You Can Expect Your Tax Refund

These dates are IRS estimates and are not guaranteed by efile.com

Transmitted and IRS
accepted between
Bank Direct Deposit
Paper Check Sent
01/09/2009 - 01/16/2009 (11am) 01/26/2009 02/02/2009
01/16/2009 - 01/23/2009 (11am) 02/02/2009 02/09/2009
01/23/2009 - 01/30/2009 (11am) 02/09/2009 02/16/2009
01/30/2009 - 02/06/2009 (11am) 02/16/2009 02/23/2009
02/06/2009 - 02/13/2009 (11am) 02/23/2009 03/02/2009
02/13/2009 - 02/20/2009 (11am) 03/02/2009 03/09/2009
02/20/2009 - 02/27/2009 (11am) 03/09/2009 03/16/2009
02/27/2009 - 03/06/2009 (11am) 03/16/2009 03/23/2009
03/06/2009 - 03/13/2009 (11am) 03/23/2009 03/30/2009
03/13/2009 - 03/20/2009 (11am) 03/30/2009 04/06/2009
03/20/2009 - 03/27/2009 (11am) 04/06/2009 04/13/2009
03/27/2009 - 04/03/2009 (11am) 04/13/2009 04/20/2009
04/03/2009 - 04/10/2009 (11am) 04/20/2009 04/27/2009
04/10/2009 - 04/17/2009 (11am) 04/27/2009 05/04/2009
04/17/2009 - 04/24/2009 (11am) 05/04/2009 05/11/2009
04/24/2009 - 05/01/2009 (11am) 05/11/2009 05/18/2009
05/01/2009 - 05/08/2009 (11am) 05/18/2009 05/25/2009
05/08/2009 - 05/15/2009 (11am) 05/25/2009 06/01/2009
05/15/2009 - 05/22/2009 (11am) 06/01/2009 06/08/2009
05/22/2009 - 05/29/2009 (11am) 06/08/2009 06/15/2009
05/29/2009 - 06/05/2009 (11am) 06/15/2009 06/22/2009
06/05/2009 - 06/12/2009 (11am) 06/22/2009 06/29/2009
06/12/2009 - 06/19/2009 (11am) 06/29/2009 07/06/2009
06/19/2009 - 06/26/2009 (11am) 07/06/2009 07/13/2009
06/26/2009 - 07/03/2009 (11am) 07/13/2009 07/20/2009
07/03/2009 - 07/10/2009 (11am) 07/20/2009 07/27/2009
07/10/2009 - 07/17/2009 (11am) 07/27/2009 08/03/2009
07/17/2009 - 07/24/2009 (11am) 08/03/2009 08/10/2009
07/24/2009 - 07/31/2009 (11am) 08/10/2009 08/17/2009
07/31/2009 - 08/07/2009 (11am) 08/17/2009 08/24/2009
08/07/2009 - 08/14/2009 (11am) 08/24/2009 08/31/2009
08/14/2009 - 08/21/2009 (11am) 08/31/2009 09/07/2009
08/21/2009 - 08/28/2009 (11am) 09/07/2009 09/14/2009
08/28/2009 - 09/04/2009 (11am) 09/14/2009 09/21/2009
09/04/2009 - 09/11/2009 (11am) 09/21/2009 09/28/2009
09/11/2009 - 09/18/2009 (11am) 09/28/2009 10/05/2009
09/18/2009 - 09/25/2009 (11am) 10/05/2009 10/12/2009
09/25/2009 - 10/02/2009 (11am) 10/12/2009 10/19/2009
10/02/2009 - 10/09/2009 (11am) 10/19/2009 10/26/2009
10/09/2009 - 10/16/2009 (11am) 10/26/2009 11/02/2009
10/16/2009 - 10/23/2009 (11am) 11/02/2009 11/09/2009

These dates are IRS estimates and are not guaranteed by efile.com

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