How Long Should It Take To Receive Your Tax Refund?

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Where is my Refund!!!!

It all depends on how fast your tax return gets entered into IRS computers.  If you mailed your tax return there is no way to know when  your tax return will get entered into IRS computers.  Once your tax return is entered into IRS computer, when your receive your tax refund is predicable.  

If you are reading this, then you are online  and it is a easy to find out about your refund, once your tax return has been entered into IRS computer.

Check Your Refund Status Online

Go to http://www.irs.gov

For 2006 tax season click on  "Where's My Refund?" link. It is in the lower left corner.  You will need to provide:

1.  Social security number

2.  Tax filing status (Head of Household means you care for a child, not that you are the boss of the house)

3.  Exact amount of your refund (rounded to dollars).

The reason IRS requires all of this information is for security purposes,  the agency wants to make sure it is giving access only to the taxpayer. Again, all of this information should be on your return. If it is not, something is very wrong!

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