Use this tool to check your refund. Your refund status will appear around:
- 24 hours after you e-file a current-year return
- 3 or 4 days after you e-file a prior-year return
Check your refund
Information is updated once a day, overnight. Where’s My Refund is unavailable each morning, generally between 4-5 a.m. Eastern time, while we make these updates.
What you need
- Your Social Security or individual taxpayer ID number (ITIN)
- Your filing status
- The exact refund amount on your return

