Form 1040 Instructions - 2015 Page 95

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Refund Information
Visit IRS.gov
Where's My Refund? will provide an ac-
date the return was due (including exten-
and click on
tual personalized refund date as soon as
sions).
Where's
My
the IRS processes your tax return and
Where's My Refund? doesn't track re-
Refund, or use the free IRS2Go app, 24
approves your refund.
funds that are claimed on an amended
hours a day, 7 days a week. Information
Updates to refund status are
tax return.
about your return will generally be
made once a day - usually at
TIP
available within 24 hours after the IRS
Refund information also is available
night.
receives your e-filed return, or 4 weeks
in Spanish at
and
after you mail a paper return. But if you
1-800-829-1954.
If you do not have Internet ac-
filed Form 8379 with your return, allow
cess,
you
can
call
14 weeks (11 weeks if you filed elec-
1-800-829-1954 24 hours a
tronically) before checking your refund
day, 7 days a week, for automated re-
status.
fund information. Our phone and
walk-in assistors can research the status
To use Where's My Refund?
of your refund only if it's been 21 days
have a copy of your tax return
or more since you filed electronically or
handy. You will need to enter
more than 6 weeks since you mailed
the following information from your re-
your paper return.
turn:
Your social security number (or in-
Do not send in a copy of your return
dividual taxpayer identification num-
unless asked to do so.
ber),
To get a refund, you generally must
Your filing status, and
file your return within 3 years from the
The exact whole dollar amount of
your refund.
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