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IRS e-file
2012
Refund Cycle Chart 
Transmitted & Accepted
(by 11:00 am) between... |
Direct Deposit Sent* |
Paper Check Mailed* |
Jan 17 and Jan 18, 2012 |
Jan 25, 2012 |
Jan 27, 2012 |
Jan 19 and Jan 25, 2012 |
Feb 1, 2012 |
Feb 3, 2012 |
Jan 26 and Feb 1, 2012 |
Feb 8, 2012 |
Feb 10, 2012 |
Feb 2 and Feb 8, 2012 |
Feb 15, 2012 |
Feb 17, 2012 |
Feb 9 and Feb 15, 2012 |
Feb 22, 2012 |
Feb 24, 2012 |
Feb 23 and Feb 29, 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
Mar 9, 2012 |
Mar 1 and Mar 7, 2012 |
Mar 14, 2012 |
Mar 16, 2012 |
Mar 8 and Mar 14, 2012 |
Mar 21, 2012 |
Mar 23, 2012 |
Mar 15 and Mar 21, 2012 |
Mar 28, 2012 |
Mar 30, 2012 |
Mar 22 and Mar 28, 2012 |
Apr 4, 2012 |
Apr 6, 2012 |
Mar 29 and Apr 4, 2012 |
Apr 11, 2012 |
Apr 13, 2012 |
Apr 12 and Apr 18, 2012 |
Apr 25, 2012 |
Apr 27, 2012 |
Apr 19 and Apr 25, 2012 |
May 2, 2012 |
May 4, 2012 |
Apr 26 and May 2, 2012 |
May 9, 2012 |
May 11, 2012 |
May 3 and May 9, 2012 |
May 16, 2012 |
May 18, 2012 |
May 10 and May 16, 2012 |
May 23, 2012 |
May 25, 2012 |
May 17 and May 23, 2012 |
May 30, 2012 |
Jun 1, 2012 |
May 24 and May 30, 2012 |
Jun 6, 2012 |
Jun 8, 2012 |
May31 and Jun 6, 2012 |
Jun 13, 2012 |
Jun 15, 2012 |
Jun 7 and Jun 13, 2012 |
Jun 20, 2012 |
Jun 22, 2012 |
Jun 2 and Jun 9, 2012 |
Jun 17, 2012 |
Jun 24, 2012 |
Jun 14 and Jun 20, 2012 |
Jun 27, 2012 |
Jun 29, 2012 |
Jun 21 and Jun 27, 2012 |
Jul 4, 2012 |
Jul 6, 2012 |
Jun 23 and Jun 30, 2012 |
Jul 8, 2012 |
Jul 15, 2012 |
Jun 28 and Jul 4, 2012 |
Jul 11, 2012 |
Jul 13, 2012 |
Jul 5 and Jul 11, 2012 |
Jul 18, 2012 |
Jul 20, 2012 |
Jul 12 and Jul 18, 2012 |
Jul 25, 2012 |
Jul 27, 2012 |
Jul 19 and Jul 25, 2012 |
Aug 1, 2012 |
Aug 3, 2012 |
Jul 26 and Aug 11, 2012 |
Aug 8, 2012 |
Aug 10, 2012 |
Aug 2 and Aug 8, 2012 |
Aug 15, 2012 |
Aug 17, 2012 |
Aug 9 and Aug 15, 2012 |
Aug 22, 2012 |
Aug 24, 2012 |
Aug 16 and Aug 22, 2012 |
Aug 29, 2012 |
Aug 31, 2012 |
Aug 23 and Aug 29, 2012 |
Sep 5, 2012 |
Sep 7, 2012 |
Aug 30 and Sep 5, 2012 |
Sep 12, 2012 |
Sep 14, 2012 |
Sep 6 and Sep 12, 2012 |
Sep 19, 2012 |
Sep 21, 2012 |
Sep 13 and Sep 19, 2012 |
Sep 26, 2012 |
Sep 28, 2012 |
Sep 20 and Sep 26, 2012 |
Oct 3, 2012 |
Oct 5, 2012 |
Sep 27 and Oct 3, 2012 |
Oct 10, 2012 |
Oct 12, 2012 |
Oct 4 and Oct 10, 2012 |
Oct 17, 2012 |
Oct 19, 2012 |
Oct 11 and Oct 17, 2012 |
Oct 24, 2012 |
Oct 26, 2012 |
Oct 18 and Oct 24, 2012 |
Oct 31, 2012 |
Nov 2, 2012 |
Oct 25 and Oct 31, 2012 |
Nov 7, 2012 |
Nov 9, 2012 |
Nov 1 and Nov 7, 2012 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
Nov 16, 2012 |
Nov 8 and Nov 14, 2012 |
Nov 21, 2012 |
Nov 23, 2012 |
Nov 15 and Nov 21, 2012 |
Nov 28, 2012 |
Nov 30, 2012 |
Nov 22 and Nov 28, 2012 |
Dec 5, 2012 |
Dec 7, 2012 |
Nov 29 and Dec 5, 2012 |
Dec 12, 2012 |
Dec 14, 2012 |
Dec 6 and Dec 12, 2012 |
Dec 19, 2012 |
Dec 21, 2012 |
Dec 13 and Dec 19, 2012 |
Dec 27, 2012 |
Dec 31, 2012 |
Dec 20 and Dec 26, 2012 |
Jan 3, 2013 |
Jan 7, 2013 |
The IRS does not guarantee a specific date that a refund will be deposited
into a taxpayer’s financial institution account or mailed.
To check the status of a refund, call TeleTax at 1-800-829-4477 (toll
free).
Taxpayers should wait at least three weeks from the
time the electronic return data is acknowledged as accepted by the IRS before
checking the status of a refund. |