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IRS Refund Information

Need IRS refund information?

You filed your tax return, so where is your tax refund? Here are some obvious reasons why you may have not yet received your tax refund:

Reason #1:Did you file a tax return? This one seems obvious, but you would be surprised how many people look for IRS refund information who simply forgot to put their tax return in the mail. Perhaps they met with their tax preparer, signed the tax return, and forgot to mail it. Simply put: No tax return, no refund! Still, the IRS refund information link below should help you determine if this is what happened.

Reason #2: Did you mail your tax return to the correct address? Ouch! This happens a lot. Most of the time, the IRS is still able to process your tax return... EVENTUALLY. Expect Delays! Again, see the IRS refund information link below.

Reason #3:Did the name on your tax return match the information in the Social Security database (ie. as displayed on your Social Security Card)?

Example 1: You have married as many times as Johnny Carson or Liz Taylor and changed your name one or several times in the process. Hey, no worries, this is America, after all! Just please do not forget to update your Social Security records!

Example 2: Perhaps your parents gave you one to six middle names and included a choice of last names for good measure. Fine, but if your social security number information shows Johnathan Salvador De Perez- Black and you put "John S. Black" on your tax return, it would hardly be fair to blame the IRS for getting a little confused. Expect delays!

Reason #4: Did you or your spouse owe back taxes, penalties or interest to the IRS? As cruel and insensitive as it might sound, the IRS would very much like to have their money before returning any overpayment to you. Your're not to surprised, I would think. What you might find surprising is that this also appertains to any back taxes owed by your spouse if your filing status was "married filing jointly."

Reason #5: Did you change your mailing address and forgot to tell the IRS? No comment here, this one is obvious!

I am mentioning the the above reasons for tax refund delays because they are in fact ...very common. Keeping them in mind might help you when you check for the status on your IRS refund.

Fortunately, whether or not any of the above apply to you, IRS refund information is readily available on the internet!

The following link will take you straight into the lion's den. After all, who would be better able to provide IRS refund information than the Service itself? And don't worry, visiting their site will not mean that they'll audit you. I know, that might sound like an accountant's joke, but it is my experience that people really do worry about this.

In fact, previously you would have to call or write them to get your IRS refund information. Now, their computer looks up the information in a few seconds.

Note: In order to get IRS refund information from this link, you need to have the following information ready:


Info needed to get IRS Refund Information:

1) Your social security number.


2) Your filing status (eg. Single, Married filing jointly or Head of Household.

3) The excact amount of the tax refund claimed on your tax return. This is usually rounded off to the nearest dollar.

When you have this information in front of you, click on the following link to check the status of your refund: IRS Refund Information