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 mailed out my paper work for my refund February 1st, and to date I still haven’t received anything. It is now April 5, two months later.AAbsurd!
Wow, I though I was the only one waiting for the NYS tax refund, I mailed it early Feb, 2013 (Feb 7, 2013). Called at first week of March because the NYS tax website have no received information posted, was told by rep they’re way behind. I wonder if budget cut have to do anything with it. I mailed a second copy just in case both delivered. I feel a little relieved that I”m not the only one thats experience this. Hopefully, it take them so long that NYS will pay us for this long wait.
Same waiting story here return was accepted 2/4 and we keep getting the same 60 day message and have not received any correspondences in the mail…what’s going on, we need this money!!!???
WERE IS MY MONEY OVER 6 WEEKS
I have a delivery confirmation from the US Post Office that states my return was in NY States hands Jan. 24th 2013. Over 60 days, and they are yet to enter it into the system!!!!! Same stupid msg,”we do not have any info”…. I have called 2 times only to get lied to. This is pretty simple NY STATE! It’s my money and I need it now. I live in a different state, and I have to pay them by April 15th. It would be nice to have my $2000 back from NY so I could do so.. My prediction is: after they finally enter my return , it will need further review and get held up for another 6-8 weeks! Should I drive to Albany and enter my own return for them?????