The IRS introduced a new feature that allows taxpayers to check the status of their current tax year and two previous years’ refunds.
The IRS "Where's My Refund?" page now allows taxpayers to select any of the three most recent tax years to check their refund status. They’ll need their Social Security number, filing status and expected refund amount from the original filed tax return for the tax year they’re checking.
Previously, “Where’s My Refund?” only displayed the status of the most recently filed tax return within the past two tax years. Information available to those calling the refund hotline will be limited to the 2021 tax return.
Using “Where’s My Refund?”, taxpayers can start checking the status of their refund within:
- 24 hours after e-filing a tax year 2021 return.
- Three or four days after e-filing a tax year 2019 or 2020 return.
- Four weeks after mailing a return.
The IRS reminds taxpayers that Online Account continues to be the best option for finding their prior year adjusted gross income, balance due or other type of account information.
This helpful tool, accessible on IRS.gov or the IRS2Go mobile app, allows taxpayers to track their refund through three stages:
- Return received.
- Refund approved.
- Refund sent.
The tool is updated once a day, usually overnight, and gives taxpayers a projected refund issuance date as soon as it’s approved.
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