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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I have mailed it for more than 5 weeks, but the status is always “we have not got any information about your tax return”, is it often happens or maybe my mail was lost and they really haven’t got it? I am really worried and wondering whether I need to e-file it again
Hi Claire,
In this case the best thing to do is probably to call them and ask what they suggest. In the future you might consider e-filing so you can know right away that they received your return.
I got the same message i no people who filed weeks after me and already got theres i get you have been excepted and need further reveiving its been sence jan and havent gottin it yet
Was suppose to get a nys card mailed to me on the first that I didnt ask for..still waiting ;(
Yes I’m still getting the under review message since feb 4th. Its been 30 days, I’ve received no corrospondence and can’t get a straight answer fome anybody. This makes NYS look awful. Are thye really that broke!
I filed on feb. 11 I’m am still waiting. It has been over 2 months, no notice or corrospondence, and no updates. My status has been the same “in review for 90 days”.
Hello Helena,
The IRS recommends that you contact them about your refund if it has been more than 21 days since you e-filed your return or 6 weeks since you have paper-filed your return.
Its been 4week wheres my state tax