90% of refunds will be issued within the first 21 days

If you claim the earned-income tax credit (EITC) and the additional child tax credit (ACTC): the IRS must wait until early March to begin issuing refunds to taxpayers who claim the EITC or the ACTC.

The Child Tax Credit will return to $1500 (up to age 16)

In addition to regular processing times for banks, factoring in weekends, and the President's Day holiday, the earliest EITC and ACTC-related refunds are expected to be available on or about the 1st week of March.

There will be none of the following for 2023: 

• economic impact payments,

• self employed sick & family leave credit,

• child and dependent care credit.

When requesting an amendment of your previous year tax return, please have a copy of your return ready, payment for amendments preparation fee are made prior to submission to the IRS. 

If you're looking for more information about the timing of your tax refund use the "Get Refund Status" tool.

• Have your Social security number or ITIN, filing status and exact refund amount handy.

• Refund updates should appear 24 hours after your e-filing has been accepted or four weeks after you mailed your paper return.

• The IRS updates the site once per day, usually overnight.