What is the average waiting time to receive an IRS refund?
Availability of “Where’s My Refund?” Where’s My Refund? is available almost all of the time. However, our system is not available every Monday from 12:00 am (Midnight) to 3:00 am Eastern Time. Also, some of its self-help features are not available all of the time. Change of Address, a feature available to some taxpayers whose refund has been returned to us as undeliverable by the post office, and Refund Trace, a feature available to some taxpayers whose refund may have been lost, stolen, destroyed, or just hasn’t been received, have limited availability. They are not available during the following times: Sunday 12:00 am (Midnight) to 7:00 pm Monday 12:00 am (Midnight) to 6:00 am Tuesday 3:30 am to 6:00 am Wednesday 3:30 am to 6:00 am Thursday 3:30 am to 6:00 am Friday 3:30 am to 6:00 am Saturday 3:30 am to 6:00 am and 9:00 pm to 12:00 am (Midnight) Eastern Time What information is available on “Where’s My Refund?” Answer: The individual tax return you filed for a refund this year (or t
In the 1990s, refunds could take as long as twelve weeks to come back to the taxpayer; however, the average time for a refund is now six weeks, with refunds from electronically filed returns coming in three weeks. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
