Tax Refund Delays

[laurannm]

Anyone out there who e-filed their IRS return, seen a delay in receiving their refund (delays that were non-BK related)? I read some posts on another forum that talked about people whose status on "Where's My Refund" kept getting pushed out.

Thanks

[Trixie007]

I e-filed on 1/28 and my refund hit my bank account on 2/6.

[FLBK7]

Too early to tell in my case, but according to the IRS website my refund is scheduled to be direct-deposited on 2/12. I filed online on 2/5.

[laurannm]

Interesting...so yours actually states Feb 12th? I was under the impression that the IRS only does direct deposits on Fridays.

We e-filed on Jan 30, and the web site says we should have it by 2/17. I called the IRS for the heck of it and they are showing that it is scheduled to be released on 2/13 (the extra couple of days on the web site is to allow for banks to post to your account).

[FLBK7]

Interesting...so yours actually states Feb 12th? I was under the impression that the IRS only does direct deposits on Fridays.

We e-filed on Jan 30, and the web site says we should have it by 2/17. I called the IRS for the heck of it and they are showing that it is scheduled to be released on 2/13 (the extra couple of days on the web site is to allow for banks to post to your account).

Yes, TurboTax said direct deposits were only done on Fridays. TurboTax's e-mail said my refund was scheduled for Friday, 2/13. But when I go to the IRS website it says it's scheduled for Thursday, 2/12. Strange.

[Tbornetun]

I always get mine the Friday before the date the IRS site states.

[kenshirley]

Refund~not here~had to pay them again!
I did get money back from the state without a problem.
I hear that CA is sending out IOUs for refunds this year.

[FLBK7]

Copy/paste from IRS website

"Your tax refund is scheduled to be direct deposited on February 12, 2009. If your refund is not credited to your account by February 17, 2009, check with your bank to find out if it has been received. Please wait until February 17, 2009 before you contact us again because we are unable to take any action until then."

Tomorrow will tell.

[laurannm]

"Your tax refund is scheduled to be direct deposited on February 12, 2009. If your refund is not credited to your account by February 17, 2009, check with your bank to find out if it has been received. Please wait until February 17, 2009 before you contact us again because we are unable to take any action until then."

Tomorrow will tell.

Mine has the same exact wording as yours, except it is scheduled for Feb 13.

[liz417]

Refund~not here~had to pay them again!
I did get money back from the state without a problem.
I hear that CA is sending out IOUs for refunds this year.

Yes, CA is issuing IOUs for state refunds this year I haven't even bothered to file my California State Taxes yet...

[jktrading]

Yes, CA is issuing IOUs for state refunds this year I haven't even bothered to file my California State Taxes yet...

At present, there is a 30 day delay in CA refunds:

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/refund_delay_2008.shtml

It doesn't look so good for CA, and could be a IOU situation, just not as of today. Looks like if they delay it more than 45 days after April 15, there are interest penalties for the state. I wonder what that interest rate would be? 0.0001 percent probably.

Oh well, have to wait for my whopping $80.00.

[FLBK7]

Right on schedule

My tax refund was in my bank account as of 8:30 a.m. this morning, so I guess the IRS direct deposits on Thursdays too?! This is the fastest I've EVER gotten my refund. 7 days!

[PaKettle]

How does an IOU from Calif. work? I was going to use my CA refund to pay my IRS taxes - they are almost exactly equal.

So can I just send the IRS California's IOU?? ;-)

[xboxfan]

I filed around January 25th and, when trying to check my refund status online, found that my return was delayed. I just got a letter from the IRS yesterday saying that my refund was delayed because my refund should be more that I filed for. The letter said that it will be about 6 weeks before I get my refund. (I'm assuming that it will be a paper check now instead of direct deposit.)
This was my first and last year using Tax Act software. Sheesh, all I had to input was one W-2. How does that get messed up?!?! Back to TaxCut next year.

[B65]

mine is delayed

I filed on feb 9th and was discharged 2 days later.... so i have been waiting 3 weeks still no refund.... DH keeps calling they say nothing is wrong... yeah ok!