Within 24 hours after filing an e-return, or 4 weeks after filing a paper return by mail, filers can use the Where’s My Refund? to check the status of a refund. The tool tracks the progress of any claim for refund in three stages: IRS Received the Return, IRS Approved the Refund and finally, the IRS Sent the Refund. As confirmation of a refund , a taxpayer receives a personalized notice referring to the information under IRS code 846 on the 2021 tax return transcript.
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The notice will provide the approved refund amount and the actual date the refund was deposited in a taxpayer’s bank account.
According to the IRS, the tax agency ordinarily issues up to 9 out of 10 approved refunds in less than 21 days. However, the number of claims for refunds for the tax year 2021 is extraordinary.
An estimated 40 million people availed of unemployment benefits in 2020 net of withholding taxes. Congress waived the 2020 unemployment benefit taxes in March 2021, which as a result, entitled more than 60% of taxpayers to receive tax refunds.
Currently, the IRS is still dealing with millions of backlogs in processing paper returns with claims for tax refunds. Nevertheless, any taxpayer who receives a Code 846 notice will be more than happy to know that the long wait is finally over.
Providing Accurate and Complete Bank Information for Refund Direct Deposit
While 8 out of every 10 taxpayers with claims for refunds opted to have the funds deposited in their bank account, it’s important to make sure all bank information indicated is accurate and complete.
First off, make certain that the receiving bank is a United States Bank or an affiliated financial institution of a US bank.
The bank account must be registered in the name of the taxpayer; or in the names of the couple who filed a joint tax return and joint claim for refund.
Double-check the account number and bank routing number typed in as bank information. Although the bank routing number and deposit account number are also indicated at the bottom of checks, one can always contact the bank’s customer service to confirm said numbers.
Take note that the number appearing at the bottom of the ATM or prepaid debit card is the bank card number and not the bank account number.
Also, have awareness that a bank account can receive up to three refund deposits only in every tax year. In the event that a taxpayer has more than 3 approved tax refunds, the IRS will send notice that the rest of the IRS code 846 items will be sent in the form of a check refund.
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