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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FINALLY!!!!!! But had to. Call state senate to get it! And yes there was interest payed on the delay but if you’re thinking your going to make a killing on that, Not gonna happen!! By the way the website? Mine still says info doesn’t match there’s since mid April .
Now today the site I should receive my refund by August 12, 2013.
GO FIGURE….I don’t understand how in three days the status can change from another 90 days to todays message of being issued (SEE ABOVE RESPONSES).
if your case is pending for more than 4 months, you can file a complain by filling form – DTF-911 at http://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/misc/dtf911.pdf.
I faxed DTF-911 form on 08/01 and received a call from someone in tax dept on 08/06. The representative said she is working on my case and gave me a direct number to reach out in case of any question. Got a call from her again today 08/07 saying I should receive a direct deposit in 7-12 business days.
It’s done finally. DTF-911 helped really.
BTW, the online tracking system is broken. It still says my information is not matching their records.
I checked today after posting the above message I received yesterday and TODAYS messages says
“We received your return and it’s in the final stage of processing. While most returns are completed within 2 weeks, it may take up to 4 weeks.”
WOW WHO IS RUNNING THE SHOW IN ALBANY? THE TWO MESSAGES ARE EXTREME IN NATURE. NO WONDER NEW YORK STATE IS FALLING APART!
I mailed my form Feb.15 and the status is still in final stage, I’m just wondering people, how much interest will state pay for the late tax refund? A lot of articles says 2%.Is that 2% daily, a month, or just 2% period.