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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No refund no letter no call. Where is my refund
Hello Barbara,
If you e-filed your return, check your State Department’s website to track your refund if your e-filed your return. If you paper file your state return allow 6-8 weeks for the state to process your return. Feel free to also call the state department for further details.
Hi Lisa,
Did you receive your nys refund, mine was suppose to hit my account 4/6/16…. today is 4/15/16
Still no money in my account
Is anyone still waiting on their 2015 state refund? I didn’t receive mine and based in H&R block was scheduled to hit my account on 2/8/16
if anyone knows how i can edited my info from a personal check to direct deposit, PLEASE email me!!!!! paulgeller@gmail.com
I will be very grateful. detailed instructions, thanks.
🙂
Hi Paul,
If your return has already been sent to the IRS, you won’t be able to change the way you are receiving your tax refund.
How can I find out about my state from 2012 that I should of received since 2013 and haven’t
Hi Mayra,
You can find out about your NY state refund from 2012 on the New York State Dep’t of Taxation Income Tax Refund Status Page . When you start, you’ll simply select the correct tax year from the drop down menu.