April 23, 2012 – IRS Refund Status Information

The IRS released a small number of refunds today. On Tuesday, we expect the IRS to release a relatively large number of refunds.
As of today, looking at statistics of tax returns recently filed, here are estimates of the percentage of refunds not yet released by the IRS:
– for returns filed on 2/19 and prior, most refunds have been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 2/20 – 3/04, approximately 10% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 3/05 – 3/27, approximately 15% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 3/28 – 4/07, approximately 20% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/08 – 4/10, approximately 30% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/11 – 4/15, approximately 60% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/16, approximately 75% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/17 and beyond, the IRS has released very few refunds.
April 20, 2012 – IRS Refund Status Information
The IRS released a small number of refunds today. On Monday, we expect the IRS to continue to release small numbers of refunds.
As of today, looking at statistics of tax returns recently filed, here are estimates of the percentage of refunds not yet released by the IRS:
– for returns filed on 2/19 and prior, most refunds have been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 2/20 – 3/04, approximately 10% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 3/05 – 3/27, approximately 15% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 3/28 – 4/07, approximately 20% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/08 – 4/10, approximately 30% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/11 – 4/13, approximately 60% have not yet been released by the IRS.
– for returns filed on 4/14 and beyond, the IRS has released very few refunds.