IRS EFile – When Will I Get My Refund Direct Deposit or Check? (2009)
Posted January 28, 2009 by Chuck
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For those of you like me wondering when you can expect to receive your refund direct depot or check once you efile the IRS has a handy publication 2043 with this information.
The table below shows when your federal tax refund should be deposited in your bank account or your check mailed if you efiled and your refund was accepted within certain dates.
| Transmitted and accepted (by 11:00 am) between… |
Direct Deposit Sent |
Paper Check Mailed |
| Jan 16 and Jan 22, 2009 | Jan 30, 2009 | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Jan 22 and Jan 29, 2009 | Feb 6, 2009 | Feb 13, 2009 |
| Jan 29 and Feb 5, 2009 | Feb 13, 2009 | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Feb 5 and Feb 12, 2009 | Feb 20, 2009 | Feb 27, 2009 |
| Feb 12 and Feb 19, 2009 | Feb 27, 2009 | Mar 6, 2009 |
| Feb 19 and Feb 26, 2009 | Mar 6, 2009 | Mar 13, 2009 |
| Feb 26 and Mar 5, 2009 | Mar 13, 2009 | Mar 20, 2009 |
| Mar 5 and Mar 12, 2009 | Mar 20, 2009 | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Mar 12 and Mar 19, 2009 | Mar 27, 2009 | Apr 3, 2009 |
| Mar 19 and Mar 26, 2009 | Apr 3, 2009 | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Mar 26 and Apr 2, 2009 | Apr 10, 2009 | Apr 17, 2009 |
| Apr 2 and Apr 9, 2009 | Apr 17, 2009 | Apr 24, 2009 |
| Apr 9 and Apr 16, 2009 | Apr 18, 2008 | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Apr 16 and Apr 23, 2009 | May 1, 2009 | May 8, 2009 |
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Yany, I too have been waiting with the 1301 code but have already received my state taxes.I efiled on Jan.30th & was accepted on Feb.2nd.Taxact stated it would be dd on Feb 12th however IRS stated Feb 16th.Well Feb 16th came & went & since then I’ve been waiting on this 1301 code.Spoke to a rep & they just seem to give you whatever answer they feel like giving.I do not owe back taxes or school loans & filled out a very basic tax form with a refund of only 3200 ,so I have no idea what the hold up is but its ridiculous.
what is going on with irs? i received my state tax and im still waiting for my federal! i keep getting that stupid message with reference number 1301! i filed on feb. 3, i called once and was told i should receive my refund noo later than fri. 26 it’s now 3/1 and no luck! FRIGGING IRS!
Mine was mailed out the 26th also and I efiled it the 11th…I don’t think the amount is the problem…if its suppose to be direct deposit then that’s a tad bit long but for mail then its fine.let me know when you get yours joe
i efiled my taxes and it was accepted on feb 6 i went to where is my refund and they say they mailed it on feb.26 it is over 10000 is that the problem?
LMAO!!! dude from texas i dont know shit about your taxes but that was a pretty funny comment you left about the letter from the future…but anywho my taxes were accepted around the feb 23 dd date march 5 and now it says “Your expected refund date has been changed due to processing delays until march 23″ wow this blows, whats up with this and i have a tax topic 152 code….can someone help me before i shit myself….
Strange things are afoot at the circle K……LOL. Was told by my third party source that I could get my return by DD, even though it was over the 10,000 amount. Just got a CP53 letter today from Uncle Sam saying that they will be mailing me a check instead. The date on the letter is March 1st. Today is Feb. 27th. My question is this……….if they can send me a letter from three days in the future, why the hell is it going to take three to four weeks to send me a check?
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHEN TO EXPECT A PAPER CHECK MAILED FEB.19TH FROM WHERE I DONT KNOW?? direct deposit failed,bank returned to irs,irs sending paper ck..WHEN TO EXPECT IT HERE IN OHIO ?? do all paper cks , rather you chose it, errors chose it for you, or irs chooses, even amendments..do they all come from the same place?
have family member whom borrowed 80% of her return from me, then moved, tho didnt make change of mail so still gets her mail,postman is aware,but says still not recieved her check, mailed feb.19th to OHIO..when should i, what should i do? do i have any options? ways to track rather or not check rcvd,cashed,etc?
I filed on the 6th of February, according to the irs chart I was scheduled to get my refund on the 19th, when I checked the where’s my refund (WMR) page 10 days later, it stated March 16th, now the status is March 30th.
Has anyone received the DD earlier than what WMR stated?
Has anyone in the texas area received their check that was mailed out on the 19th of February? How long does this process usually take ?
Was told check was mailed off on the 19th. Still no Check! So I thought that I would call to check on things then was told that no it wasot mailed out on the 19th it was mailed out on the 22nd. UGH what is really going on.
still waiting we had our tax done jan 30, and the california refund isnt here yet almost 1 month now.
For the past 5 years, we have used TurboTax and have recieved our taxes within a few days. We efiled on feb. 3 and they told us it would be DD within 8 days. We still have not got it! What is going on with the government right now!!!!!!!!!!!! What would they do if we told them we would pay them our federal taxes within 8 days and not pay them for months?
I e-filed on 1/23, return was accepted on the 25th, and was given a DD date of 2/5. Refund was a no show and on the 9th WMR stated error code 1301. Called IRS and was given no info other than “a letter has been mailed”. One week passed, no letter, called again on the 15th. Again, no info but told “a letter has been mailed”. Two weeks passed, no letter, called again this past Tuesday, 2/23. IRS rep this time told me that there had been a delay but my return had been processed and no letter had actually been mailed. According to WMR and the woman I spoke with I had a DD date of “no later than 3/2″.
This morning WMR is showing another delay in processing and giving me error code 1201. I’ve been on hold for the past 30 minutes waiting to speak with someone.
This is beyond ridiculous. This country can spend trillions to bail out banks and auto manufacturers but can’t issue tax refunds!
What is the code 1301? I filed my taxes on Jan 14th and still no return?!? I called twice, first time I was told told “processing error” today “call back in 17 days” California doesnt have anything on file that I even filed, no direct deposit date? Anyone having this problem too?
has anyone received there refund before there deposit date?
Does anyone know what state they mail the refund checks from ?I did my taxes online at taxbrain on jan16. They deposited the money in the wrong bank which was their mistake.so the irs received funds back and sent me a check out on feb19.I thought I would of received it by now.I live in salisbury md it usually doesn’t take that long for my mail to get to me.
Same thing happened to me, except I got code 1201
Filed on 1-15-2010 got accepted 1-17-2010 Today is 2-24-2010 still no refund!!! I called Irs and was told it was because of the Chapter 13 bankruptcy I filed and I should receive my refund in 30 days. But do anyone know will it still be DD or will they be sending a paper check? Will it take the entire 30 days? Rep said they reprocess it on 2-19-2010 Any information would be great!!! Thanks
I filed for free with HR block. Have no issues. My family used TT and has had set back after set back. You can efile your federal for free at hrblock.com. I’ve had no issues. Sorry for the bad luck!
hey everyone, I am soooooooooooooo happy I GOT MY RETURN JUST NOW, the hole return even the $400.00 make the work pay credit thingy that I though i wasn’t getting, I can’t beleive it. good luck to you all I hope you get your money as well we all need it
has anyone from texas get their check that was mailed off on the 19 of feb
RE: BRENDA
I live in Suwanee Ga not too far from Atlanta and mine was mailed on 19th and I got it today. Yours should be there too, if not today then tomorrow.
Did anyone receive a paper check earlier than the WMR says? I efiled/accepted on Feb. 4 and WMR shows it being mailed on Feb 26.
me either my was mailed off on feb 19 but nothing i live in texas so i dont know what is taking so long
Skye:
I live in CA
Yenidy-
I have been in the exact same position as you. First, I was scheduled for a direct deposit into my account for February 13th. Then it never happened and my WMR status changed to code 1301, so I talked to my CPA buddies at the tax firm I used to work at and they said they had never heard of code 1301 but a lot of refunds have been pushed back this year so to just sit tight and wait basically because it was probably just delayed. So, a few days ago I checked WMR and it says it should be direct deposited on February 24, 2010. So we will see!! Good luck
MY REFUND WAS MAILED ON THE 19TH AND HAVENT RECIEVED NOTHING YET
MY REFUND WAS MAILED ON THE 19TH N I HAVENT RECIEVED IT I LIV IN ATLANTA GA.
Filed on Feb3,2010. Site says it is processing will be direct deposited by March23,2010. Why so long?
Finally got my refund in the mail today! Wish I qualified for Earned Income Credit though. Oh well. I can still pay some bills.
Didn’t get mine either
when I worked at PO all mail was delivered in 3 days 98% in 2 days. Makes me think they don’t mail it on the date they say they will.
RE: BEATRIZ-
So glad someone received theirs. Mine also was shown it was mailed out on Feb.19th but I didn’t get it yet. What state do you live in?
Update:
My refund was mailed out on Feb 19,i received it yesterday Feb 22
i did my tax return on turbotax on the 21 of jan and i got an email telling me my efileing went through and it got accepted, but yet on the irs website its telling me that my taxretun got maild and i live in a diff state and have access to my mailbox there…but i efiled and put in all my bank info on turbo tax but yet i got a check maild…and i want to chang my info but dont know how and dont know what to do..im so confused…help please
This is all so very interesting to me. I typically go to HR Block and have them charge all kinds of fees and whatnot to do my taxes. This year with the budget a little tighter I decided to go ahead and do them for free through Turbo Tax. This was a huge mistake. I was originally accepted on 1/29 with a refund anticipation date of 2/12. On 2/10 I checked WMR just to see how things were progressing, and to my surprise my date had been changed to 3/2. Today 2/23 I went onto WMR just for the heck of it and it shows code 8002 and an extension. I call and the rep said that they needed some more information and a letter was mailed out… I decided to wait until after midnight to check WMR again and low and behold the error code is gone and I am now back to the 3/2 anticipation date…. This has turned into a nightmare, and I see why companies like HR Block and Jackson Hewitt are out there, relieves us of our stress….. Crossing my fingers that my DD goes through
we had our taxes done on jan 29th and accepted the same day…our first date was the 16th but then got moved to the 23rd..then i checked the site on the 17th of feb and it said it was scheduled for direct deposit feb 19th..i just happened to check our checking account around 530 pm on thursday feb 18th for another pending check and boom…there was our tax refund…….keep your heads up…..
Does anyone have a phone number where you reach an actual human being? My refund was delayed till March 2nd. I filed with TT and my return was accepted on Feb 2nd. Ugh. Thanks
hey what up everyone. i am feeling a little better now. after been on code 1301 for almost 3 weeks today it change to an exact day of deposit I just hope that it will get deposit because it says 2/24 and that day is a wednesday and I thought they only direct deposited on fridays. I got a tax advocate but he or she never called me , of course I’ve only been waiting for 2 days so it wasn’t expected. I just hope that i will get it I really need it. good luck to everyone!!!
My original DD was 2/23, then today it was changed to 3/2. No idea what the holdup is. I wonder if anyone who has a date of 3/2 on “Where’s My Refund” gets their refund deposited before then – seems like the IRS doesn’t commit to deadlines!
I was a 2/12 person with DD, but did not receive. On the WMR site it says it will be mailed out today 2/19. Hopefully, I will receive it soon. Will update.
Hello all!! I’m a 2/5, no, 2/12, no, 2/16, no, 2/19 Person who selected a DD issuance and wound up with a Check instead. There were no errors on my return, and I used TT as a third party preparatory source. It appears there was a staggering amount of people E-Filing early, which the IRS was not prepared for, and it caused delays. Whether there were errors or not, when using a third party source, there is a threshold on the amount of money that will be DD’d into your account before a paper check is issued. The rep led me to believe that to be 10K. So My check is to be mailed today, which means I have to wait probably until Wednesday (2/24) before I receivie to deposit it, the, another 2-3 days for it to clear (Bank Policy, although I thought US Treasury checks were guaranteed and could be deposited as cash??) So I could be waiting until the first week in March. Of course I really don’t like this and I NEED my funds just like any other person. But, I do believe I will receive my dough. Call it faith.
I had the same problem with the IRS. I e-filed with Turbo Tax on 1/21, and the IRS accepted my return on 1/22. The WMR site stated I would receive my return by 2/9. On 2/10 I got the 1301 code, so I called the IRS ext.362 on 2/11 and the guy had no info for me. I called on 2/17 and another guy said that my return was at the Fresno processing office and that he would send a request. He took my number and then on 2/19 the WMR site said that my return should be deposited on 3/2. I hope this will be the last problem I have.
Okay so here is my update: accepted 1-29 estimated arrival 2-5 ( no show) next estimate arrival 2-9 (no show) WMR date 2-16 (No show) 2-17 WMR says has been accepted is being processed NO ARRIVAL DATE gives me a # and extension 462. I called IRS rep. states there was a error a letter had been mailed out to me, allow 2 weeks, it will state all additional info. that they need (NO LETTER) called IRS. I called yesterday for the Hell of it they said they HAVE RECIEVED all the info. from me that they reequested and I should be reciving my refund in 30 days. ( how is this possible still have not recieved the letter) Called today for the hell of it again, the Rep said NO letter has been sent it was a glitch in the system the computer could NOT pick up on of my forms electronically so they needed to manually enter my info. and I should recieve my refund in 2 weeks my arrival date is 3-2…NOT HOLDING MY BREATH!!!!!
my dd date was also 2/12 wmf says it was dep on the 12th my bank says they see where the irs sent the funds but they r waiting on the federal reserve to approve the funds has anyone else heard this bull because im tired of bein told a different story everytime i call. if they say it was dep on the 12th then i should have my money on the 12th i think
I am having the most horrible experience ever with the IRS. We closed on our house in Oct of 09, but instead of doing an amended return we waiting and filed it with our 2009 taxes. We filed on Jan 13, 2010 and had to mail them out. It has been 5 weeks and there is still nothing in the system about our refund. I know that it got there because of delivery confirmation. Now I speak to an IRS representative and she said that there is nothing in the system and that it could take up to 30 days to receive it and when they do receive it, it will take up to 8 weeks to process, so basically that is almost 14 weeks. What the heck is going on? Is anyone else having that problem????
Another interesting article about refund delays that may enlighten some filers.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/A-guide-avoid-an-IRS-tax-cnnm-837338815.html?x=0&.v=2
Here is an interesting article I came across today concerning tax refund delays. Where you live may have an effect. copy and paste this link to your browser or if it hyperlinks click on it.
http://www.aolnews.com/money/article/cash-strapped-states-delay-tax-refunds-ny-says-its-an-option/19362112?icid=main|main|dl1|link4|http://www.aolnews.com/money/article/cash-strapped-states-delay-tax-refunds-ny-says-its-an-option/19362112
I filed on January 28th and it was accepted on January 29th. I was given a DD of 2/16 and it was not there yesterday. I checked last night and all the sudden the DD date was changed to 03/02!! Did anyone else have this happen? Annoying!!!
02/17/2010:
FILED: 01/29/2010 ACCEPTED SAME DAY.
IRS WMR said DD 02/12/2010.
STILL NOT THERE TODAY/
Called bank/ Called IRS = recording/ hang up, saying not to call until today 02/17/2010. WTF !!!
I filed my taxes on 01/18/10 through Turbo Tax, they were accepted on the same day. I was to receive my DD on 01/29/10 and I got nothing. I waited another week and still nothing. I kept checking the WMR site and it kept saying that my taxes were still processing. I also called the IRS to to be told the same thing. I finally got a letter on 02/12/10 dated on 02/10/10 and the letter is asking me for more information regarding my return. It is asking for my W-2′s however I own my own business and dont have any W-2′s. I called the IRS yesterday and asked what was the status of my return and they could only tell me that my return is in suspension and she did not know for how long. According to this letter I have 20 days from the date of the letter to respond. My questions are how can they want my W-2′s when I dont have them and what happens if I dont respond?
I’ve made several post already this year concerning what happened to me last year. I filed toward the end of jan. 09 and was scheduled to have my refund DD a few weeks later. That day came and went and no DD. WMR then put up a code, the next week, another code. I talked to several people and never could get an answer. 20 days later I received a letter saying to wait 45 days before recontacting the IRS. A few weeks later my refund showed up in the bank. It appears this is happening again to people everywhere !! This year I filed and everything went according to plan. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE !!