Find out when you should receive your 2012 New York state tax refund
Are you still waiting on a tax refund from New York state? You can check the status of your state refund online by using the Income Tax Refund Status tool on the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance website. If you prefer to use the phone you can also check the status of your refund by calling 518-457-5149.
These days you can expect your federal refund from the IRS in under twenty-one days. In some cases they are even fast enough to get your money out in a week. State operations are not quite so sophisticated.
New York says to expect your refund six to eight weeks after they receive your return. As with federal taxes, the fastest way to get your refund is by e-filing your return and then requesting your refund by direct deposit. Mailing your return in to the tax office and requesting a paper check will both slow down the refund process.
If you really want to know when you’ll get your refund the moment that information become available, you can sign up to receive an email from New York State as soon as they process your return. The message will include the amount of your refund, the expected payment date, and the payment method. In order to receive this email, you have to sign up through the online services.
The best advice I can give when it comes to tax refunds is just to be patient – this advice holds true for your federal taxes but it’s even more true at the state level. Government isn’t known as a model of efficiency. Checking your refund status twelve times a day isn’t going to get your money any faster, but it might make the state’s refund status tool crash.
Just as a reminder for all of you who haven’t filed yet, the deadline for filing your 2012 New York state tax return in April 15, 2013, the same as it is for your federal return. File your taxes with RapidTax now and you can take care of your state and federal return at the same time.
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Dwan—-I was recieved 2/26 and have passed the 90 day review message and all they siad they can do was put an inquiry in which can take another 30 days and thats not even guaranteed
Was told my paperwork was received March 17th…today is May 16th…still have not received anything. if I owed them, I bet $$$ I would received a notice weeks ago….
My last posting was May 3rd stating that my refund was in the final stage of processing. About five days later I got a message saying that my check will be mailed on May 13th. I just received my refund check today and its May 15th. I honestly thought that I was not going to receive my refund. To my surprise I did receive it today. To all those people still waiting to get their refund hang in there I’m sure it’s coming. Good luck to everyone.
thats because they are still collecting interest on our money once they give us our money there goes the interest it was accumulating for them and while on their own our refund dont collect much if you add everyones together its a pretty penny
Can’t get my refund info online or by telephone. ” Your information does not match our records”. Is there a PERSON I can talk to??