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Taxpayers who have filed their federal income tax returns and are expecting their refunds can use the Internal Revenue Service’s online tool, “Where’s My Refund?” to check on the status of their refunds.
Where’s My Refund? is fast, easy, safe and convenient. Nearly 9.7 million taxpayers have checked the status of their 2007 federal income tax refunds online, up about 18 percent over the same time period last year.
Approximately 75 percent of all Delaware filers are expected to receive refunds this year. To get to personalized refund information, taxpayers should be ready to enter their Social Security or taxpayer identification number, filing status, exact refund amount shown on their tax returns.
Taxpayers can check on the status of their refund seven days after e-filing a return. For a paper return, check four to six weeks after mailing the return.
Where’s My Refund? also includes links to customized information based on a taxpayer’s specific situation. For example, if Where’s My Refund? shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was unable to deliver a refund, a taxpayer can change his or her address online.
Taxpayers can avoid undelivered refund checks by having their refunds directly deposited into a personal checking or savings accounts. Last year, 307 Delawareans had undelivered refund checks returned to the IRS.
If 28 days have passed after the IRS says it mailed a refund check, Where’s My Refund? enables taxpayers to initiate a trace.
Taxpayers without internet access can check the status of their refunds by calling the IRS Refund Hotline at 800-829-1954.
Some scam artists are sending phony emails, including those relating to Where’s My Refund?, to trick individuals into revealing personal financial information that can be used to access their financial accounts.
People who want to access the genuine IRS website and the Where’s My Refund? feature should go directly to the IRS website by typing www.IRS.gov into the address line of the internet window. The only genuine IRS website is www.IRS.gov.
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