Comments on: How long does it take to get your tax refund?

By: Belinda M

Belinda M — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:04:24 +0000

I sent mine in by paper on Feb 14th and was trying to repay the 2008 First Time credit. I too, when checking the “Where’s my Refund” site was given a date of April 3. Aweek later that was removed with a error. When I called they couldn’t give me a date on when I would receive my refund. Its now April 16 and I still have no info.

By: Nicole L.

Nicole L. — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:34:57 +0000

If you Efiled and you were trying to repay the 2008 First Time credit your refund was/is delayed.When checking the IRS “Where’s My Refund” site I was initially given a refund expectation date. A week later that date changed to an error message with an extension to call for more information. When I called I was advised by the IRS agent that there was a “glitch” in the system, due to late changes in Congress, and their systems would not process the repayment. What I do not understand is why the system did not simply reject the Efiled return. The error message has since changed to an expected refund delivery date, but the amount of the refund is now missing. Hopefully the refund will be electronically deposited as the IRS noted.

By: Laura B.

Laura B. — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:21:00 +0000

If you E-filed that means it was done electronically so it takes less time to receive your refund. However if you had your taxes mailed in it takes longer. It takes about 2 weeks to receive them if u E- filed. Especially if u did them around this time, because usually everyone is doing them last minute.

By: Natalie L.

Natalie L. — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:18:15 +0000

I’m in the same situation as you Ryanne S. I had to send a paper return ( my first year doing so) and sent it the 1st of Feb., I just checked the irs website and it states that I should get my return BY march 22, does anyone know if it will be sooner than that? I asked for direct deposit as well

By: RYANNE S.

RYANNE S. — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:42:20 +0000

SO WE HAD TO SEND A PAPER RETURN IN BUT WE OPTED FOR A DIRECT DEPOSIT, SENT IT IN ON THE 1ST OF FEB HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET THAT DIRECT DEPOSIT??

By: Jayne Barber

Jayne Barber — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:36:39 +0000

I heard tax preparers weren’t able to submit our returns until after 2/14/11. Is that true?

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:20:24 +0000

i filled on the 13th of October 2010 and have not received anything yet? should i call the IRS? or wait one week? or till Friday?

By: ann

ann — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:17:06 +0000

I have no idea where this information came from. I amended my 2008 return on Feb 15 the Irs recevied it on Feb 18 still NO refund. I have called SEVERAL time with the same excuse STILL PROCESSING. It is going on 5 months no money. What am I missing? How do some people get their money quickly, some people don’t?

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:20:49 +0000

I know a lot of people have been wondering how long it takes to get the first time homebuyer tax credit so I figured I would relate my experience:
I sent my 2009 Tax Return with the HUD form by certified mail on February 22nd, 2010. I started checking the “Where’s My Refund” site but did not get any information from it until around March 22nd, when it said that I should receive my refund by April 27th if no problems were found. I kept checking the “Where’s My Refund” site periodically and then on March 30, 2010 it said it would be deposited into my account on April 2nd, 2010 and voila! It was.
A lot of people seem to be having trouble with this (my neighbor bought their house 2 months before us in September 2009 and they amended their 2008 return and they haven’t received theirs yet).
Anyway, I hope this helps

By: ally

ally — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:18:33 +0000

are these dates for e-filing or when you mail in your papers? I had an accountant do mine, since he is a family friend so i did not e-file, so i am wondering when i will get my refund if i sent the papers to the office.