The initial refunds for tax year 2024 are expected to be released by the Internal Revenue Service on January 31, 2025, for those who have opted the payment method as directed deposit. Those who have opted the payout method as paper check is likely to be received by February 04, 2025.
The tax season for tax year 2024 will start on January 21, 2025, and the taxpayers will have time up to April 15, 2025 to file the refund electronically and on paper. Individuals who will e-file are likely to get the refund within 21 days, and those who file the on-paper return will have to wait upto four weeks and even more.
Tax Refund Deposit Dates 2025
The IRS will start processing the refund for tax year 2024 from January 21, 2025, and the direct deposit and paper check are likely to be received within 10 days and two weeks, respectively. Individuals who will e-file their refund during the peak timing may have to wait more 5 to 7 days in receiving the refund.
| Accepted by the IRS | Direct Deposit Sent by IRS | Paper Check mailed by the IRS |
| January 21, 2025 | January 31, 2025 | February 4, 2025 |
| January 28, 2025 | February 7, 2025 | February 11, 2025 |
| February 4, 2025 | February 14, 2025 | February 18, 2025 |
| February 11, 2025 | February 21, 2025 | February 25, 2025 |
| February 18, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | March 3, 2025 |
| February 25, 2025 | March 7, 2025 | March 11, 2025 |
| March 4, 2025 | March 14, 2025 | March 18, 2025 |
| March 11, 2025 | March 21, 2025 | March 25, 2025 |
| March 18, 2025 | March 28, 2025 | April 1, 2025 |
| March 25, 2025 | April 4, 2025 | April 8, 2025 |
| April 1, 2025 | April 11, 2025 | April 15, 2025 |
| April 8, 2025 | April 18, 2025 | April 22, 2025 |
| April 15, 2025 | April 25, 2025 | April 29, 2025 |
| April 22, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | May 6, 2025 |
| April 29, 2025 | May 9, 2025 | May 13, 2025 |
Tax Refund Status 2025
Taxpayers may check the tax refund for tax year 2024 using the ‘Where’s My Refund?’ till or IRS2Go mobile application. Individuals need to know that to check the return status one has to provide Social Security Number, Tax Year, Filing Status and Refund Amount. By accessing the same, you will be able to check their refund is Received, Accepted or Sent.
The meaning of the refund status ‘Received’ is that the IRS has received it, and they will review it, if your refund status is showing as ‘Accepted’, that is, you refund has been approved by the IRS, in the next few days you will get you received via direct deposit or paper check. If your status is showing ‘Sent,’ it means that your refund is sent to the IRS, you will get a direct deposit and a paper check within 24 and 72 hours, respectively.
How to check the IRS tax refund status?
The complete step-by-step instructions to check the IRS tax refund status is available below, go through the listed points to check that your refund is Received, Accepted or Sent.
- Go to the official website of the Internal Revenue Service, which is accessible only at https://www.irs.gov/.
- Under the section of How can we help you?, you will see an option that reads ‘Get your refund status,’ tap on it and get redirected to the next webpage.
- Post tapping on the above mentioned option you will see an option that reads ‘Check your refund,’ hit on it and get redirected to the next webpage.
- Lastly, you need to enter your Social Security Number, Tax Year as 2024, filing status as Single, Married-Filing Joint Return, Married-Filing Separate Return, Head of Household and Qualifying Widow(er) / Surviving Spouse, and then hit the Submit button to check the filing status.
