When Will I Get My Refund? - 2013 - Podcast text script
HI… I’M MICHELLE… AND I WORK FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
SO YOU FINISHED FILING YOUR TAX RETURN AND NOW YOU'RE WONDERING WHEN YOU WILL GET YOUR REFUND.
WELL… MORE THAN NINE OUT OF 10 REFUNDS ARE ISSUED IN LESS THAN 21 DAYS.
SO… HOW CAN YOU TRACK THE STATUS OF YOUR REFUND IN THE MEANTIME?
YOU CAN GET TO THE WHERE'S MY REFUND TOOL BY USING OUR MOBILE APP CALLED I-R-S-2-GO OR YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN START CHECKING ON THE STATUS OF YOUR RETURN WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER WE HAVE RECEIVED IT.
THIS MEANS INFORMATION WILL GENERALLY BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER THE I-R-S RECEIVES YOUR E-FILED RETURN OR FOUR WEEKS AFTER YOU MAIL A PAPER RETURN.
ALL YOU NEED TO CHECK ON YOUR RETURN IS A COPY OF YOUR TAX RETURN.
THAT WAY… YOU WILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED… LIKE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER… FILING STATUS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE REFUND YOU'RE EXPECTING.
SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.
THE TOOL WILL GIVE YOU MESSAGES ABOUT THE THREE STEPS IN THE REFUND PROCESS.
THEY ARE… WHEN YOUR RETURN IS RECEIVED… WHEN YOUR REFUND IS APPROVED… AND WHEN YOUR REFUND HAS BEEN SENT.
AS FOR HOW OFTEN YOU NEED TO CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A NEW MESSAGE… THE SYSTEM IS UPDATED EVERY 24 HOURS …USUALLY OVERNIGHT.
SO YOU ONLY NEED TO CHECK ONCE A DAY .
WHERE’S MY REFUND PROVIDES THE MOST ACCURATE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION WE HAVE… SO THERE’S NO NEED TO CALL UNLESS THE TOOL TELLS YOU TO.
ALSO… THE WHERE’S MY REFUND TOOL INCLUDES INFORMATION FOR THE MOST RECENT RETURN FILED IN THE CURRENT YEAR AND DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT AMENDED RETURNS.
ISSUES THAT CAN SLOW DOWN YOUR REFUND INCLUDE ERRORS ON A TAX RETURN… AND RETURNS IDENTIFIED FOR ADDITIONAL I-R-S REVIEW.
IF WE NEED MORE INFORMATION TO PROCESS YOUR RETURN… WE'LL NOTIFY YOU.
OTHERWISE… YOU CAN USUALLY EXPECT TO GET YOUR REFUND IN LESS THAN 21 DAYS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION… GO TO I-R-S-DOT GOV SLASH REFUNDS.
