Federal refund — IRS
Status appears about 24 hours after an e-filed return is accepted, or roughly four weeks after a paper return is mailed.
Where's My Refund
Filed and waiting
Track my refund
Once your return has been filed, you can check its status directly with the IRS or the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Both tools update once per day.
Refund status
Check with the agency that has your return
New York State refund
Check your New York State return separately. A state refund and a federal refund are issued on their own schedules and rarely arrive together.
Check NYS statusBefore you start
Have these on hand
- Your Social Security number or ITIN
- Your filing status — single, married filing jointly, and so on
- The exact refund amount shown on the return, to the dollar
- For New York, the tax year and the form you filed (IT‑201, IT‑203)
Can't find your copy? Sign in to the client portal or call the office at 585-235-3600 and we'll be happy to get you a copy.
Calendar
Dates that matter
The statutory deadlines below shift to the next business day when they land on a weekend or a holiday. Call us if you are unsure which ones apply to you.
- Jan 15
- Fourth-quarter estimated payment for the prior tax year
- Apr 15
- Individual returns, IRA and HSA contributions, and the first estimated payment of the new year
- Jun 15
- Second-quarter estimated payment
- Sep 15
- Third-quarter estimated payment
- Oct 15
- Extended individual returns. An extension to file is not an extension to pay.