IRS Links: Check the Status of Your Tax Return and Figure Out When You’ll Get Your Tax Rebate
May 5, 2008 by Miranda Marquit
Filed under Finance
Several people have been asking me how they can check the status of their tax refund, and how to figure out when they’ll get their tax rebate. So, here are the appropriate links from the IRS, answering those questions:
- Check the status of your tax refund. You will need your SSN, filing status and refund amount shown on your tax return.
- When will you get your tax rebate? This depends on three things: the last two digits of your SSN, when you filed your tax return, and whether you are doing direct deposit for your tax return. If you didn’t file by April 15, your tax rebate will be delayed. (For fun, My Money Blog offers this look at tax rebate promotions offered by a variety of stores.)
The last checks will be mailed out July 11. Unfortunately, with the last two digits of my SSN, and that fact that I owed taxes and didn’t select direct deposit, no check until the very last for me. I wish they’d use my husband’s, but since I’m listed as the filer, and he’s listed as “spouse,” I’m thinking not.
I would like to know when and how much my rebate check is going to be also when is it going to be mailed.
The post above has a link that will take you to a table that shows you, based on when you filed your tax return and the last two numbers of your SSN, you can expect your rebate check. However, it is not perfect, and only gives a general ballpark.
Likewise, there is a formula for how much you get. Depending on how much you make, and how much you paid in this year, as well as how many kids you have, you will get a different number. You can go here to get your questions answered: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=177937,00.html