How long does a direct deposit of your tax refund take to be deposited into your account?
The answer can vary. Sometimes tax refunds can be directly deposited within nine calendar days (federal) and three calendar days (state). Those tax returns were electronically filed in mid-February.
Returns that are sent via the mail will take longer because of the time involved in delivery and entry into the IRS computer system, and it will take longer near the end of the tax filing season in April, when last-minute returns arrive in huge numbers. Filing electronically and filing early in the year help speed refunds.
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The answer can vary. Sometimes tax refunds can be directly deposited within nine calendar days (federal) and three calendar days (state). Those tax returns were electronically filed in mid-February.
Returns that are sent via the mail will take longer because of the time involved in delivery and entry into the IRS computer system, and it will take longer near the end of the tax filing season in April, when last-minute returns arrive in huge numbers. Filing electronically and filing early in the year help speed refunds.
