2014 Income Tax Refund Status
How To Check Your Federal Income Tax Refund Status Online

It can take weeks before your federal income tax refund check arrives in the mail, or credits your bank account via direct deposit. During that time you might second guess yourself wondering if the IRS received your paper tax forms, or if that free E-File you sent late Sunday night was received. The IRS provides a 2014 income tax refund status online check tool called "Where's My Refund?" Here's how you can use this tool to check your federal income tax refund status.

Where's My Refund?

The federal income tax refund status online look up tool requires that you enter a few pieces of information. Hopefully you kept a copy of those 1040EZ, 1040A or 1040 income tax forms that you filed. To check the status of your federal income tax refund, you will need to have or be able to guess the following information from your income tax return:

• Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
• Filing status - Single, Married Filing Joint Return, Head of Household, etc.
• Exact whole dollar amount of your federal income tax refund.

Below is a quick snapshot of the "Where's My Refund?" online web page.

Federal Income Tax Refund Status

How soon you can lookup your federal income tax refund status varies. If you E-File your income tax forms, you should be able to check your refund status after 72 hours (3 days). If you mailed in paper income tax forms, then you may need to wait 3 weeks or more before you will find your information using the Where's My Refund tool. After your wait period, visit www.irs.gov and click on the "Where's My Refund?" image on the right side menu to get started.

Source: IRS.