Instructions For Form 1040 - U.s. Individual Income Tax Return - 2016 Page 97
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107 Refund Information
To check the status
on debit cards is February 27, 2018, if
If you don’t have Internet ac-
of your refund, go
they chose direct deposit and there are
cess,
you
can
call
to
IRS.gov/Refunds
no other issues with the tax return.
1-800-829-1954 24 hours a day,
or use the free IRS2Go app, 24 hours a
7 days a week, for automated refund in-
To use Where's My Refund,
day, 7 days a week. Information about
formation. Our phone and walk-in assis-
have a copy of your tax return
your refund generally will be available
tors can research the status of your re-
handy. You will need to enter
within 24 hours after the IRS receives
fund only if it's been 21 days or more
the following information from your re-
your e-filed return, or 4 weeks after you
since you filed electronically or more
turn:
mail a paper return. But if you filed
than 6 weeks since you mailed your pa-
Your social security number (or in-
Form 8379 with your return, allow 14
per return.
dividual taxpayer identification num-
weeks (11 weeks if you filed electroni-
ber),
Don’t send in a copy of your return
cally) before checking your refund sta-
Your filing status, and
tus.
unless asked to do so.
The exact whole dollar amount of
To get a refund, you generally must
your refund.
The IRS can’t issue refunds before
file your return within 3 years from the
mid-February 2018 for returns that
date the return was due (including exten-
Where's My Refund will provide an
claim the earned income credit or the
sions).
actual personalized refund date as soon
additional child tax credit. This delay
as the IRS processes your tax return and
applies to the entire refund, not just the
Where's My Refund doesn't track re-
approves your refund.
portion associated with these credits.
funds that are claimed on an amended
tax return.
Updates to refund status are
The IRS expects the earliest that
made once a day - usually at
earned income credit and/or additional
TIP
Refund information also is available
night.
child tax credit related refunds will be
in Spanish at
IRS.gov/Spanish
and
available in taxpayer bank accounts or
1-800-829-1954.
-97-
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