Professional Accounting & Tax Services

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Refund Status

Check your state refunds status

Alabama Tax Refund

Alaska Tax Refund

Alaska Refund Status Information
Alaska does not require you to file a personal state income tax return.

Arizona Tax Refund

Arizona State Tax Refund Status Information
On-Line Refund Inquiry is not yet available on the Arizona Department of Revenue site.
They do have an automated telephone inquiry system available for you to check on your Income Tax return processing status and/or your Income Tax refund status.

The telephone numbers are:
(602) 255-3381 (Phoenix)

Arkansas Tax Refund

Arkansas State Tax Refund Status Information
If you wish to check the status of your refund by means of a touch tone telephone, you can call the Arkansas Individual Income Tax on the automated refund information system. The phone number to call is:

Little Rock Number
(501) 682-0200

Toll Free (in Arkansas Only) Jan 1st - May 15th
(800) 438-1992

California Tax Refund

Colorado Tax Refund

Connecticut Tax Refund

Connecticut State Tax Refund Status Information
Connecticut state income tax refunds are generally issued within eight weeks from the date that a paper return is received.

Tax Refunds for electronically filed, WebFiled or Telefiled returns generally are issued within 4 business days of the receipt of the return.

You may use the automated tax refund system 24 hours a day to check the status of your refund by calling 1-800-382-9463 (Toll free in-state) or 860-297-5962 (from anywhere). You must have your social security number (or your spouse’s social security number if it is a joint return and your spouse’s number is entered first on the return) and the exact amount of the tax refund request as reported on your 2005 income tax return (dollars and cents).

IMPORTANT: If your Connecticut state tax refund request was for a whole dollar amount, you must enter the dollar amount followed by the # sign and 00. For example: if your refund request was for $500, enter 500#00

Delaware Tax Refund

District of Columbia Tax Refund

Florida Tax Refund

Georgia Tax Refund

Georgia State Tax Refund Status Information
The Automated Information Line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

You will need to have available: The Social Security Number listed on the Individual Income Tax Return and the exact whole dollar amount of the state tax refund claimed.

Call (404) 656-6286 and follow the instructions for the latest status of your refund. Call 1-800-338-2389 within the State of Georgia for the latest status of your state tax refund.

Please allow 6-8 weeks from the date you filed your tax return before making an inquiry about your tax refund. If you filed your return electronically, please allow 2 weeks from the date you filed your tax return before making an inquiry about your tax refund.

Most taxpayers receive their state tax refunds in 21 days or less.

Hawaii Tax Refund

Hawaii State Tax Refund Status Information
Refund information is confidential, and is therefore not available over the Internet. You may call the district tax office where you filed your income tax return to check on the status of your tax refund.

In general, tax refunds due to you are issued within 8 weeks from the date your income tax return is filed with the Hawaii Department of Taxation. However, it may take additional time if you filed your income tax return close to the April 20 filing deadline, if errors were made in completing your income tax return, or if you moved and did not change your address in writing with the district tax office with which you filed your income tax return.

Please wait at least 4 weeks to allow for the processing of the income tax return before you contact the Department regarding the status of your tax return. If your mailing address has changed since you filed your return, you must notify the Department in writing of your new address as soon as possible. You should also provide the Social Security Number or Federal Identification Number shown on the return with your address change request. Refund checks are not forwarded by the Postal Service even if you give a forwarding address to the Postal Service. Checks sent to an old address will be returned to the district office with which you filed your income tax return.

If you have not received your refund after four weeks, you may call Taxpayer Services at (808)587-4242 or 1-800-222-3229 (Jan. – April 20).

Idaho Tax Refund

Illinois Tax Refund

Indiana Tax Refund

Iowa Tax Refund

Kansas Tax Refund

Kentucky Tax Refund

Kentucky State Tax Refund Status Information
You can check the status of your Kentucky income tax refund by calling (502) 564-1600. You will need to know your SSN and Refund Amount.

It is anticipated that income tax refunds from Kentucky tax returns filed in the Federal/State Electronic Filing Program will be issued in two to three weeks. The following conditions may delay tax refunds and/or change tax refund amounts on electronically filed returns:

	The taxpayer owes delinquent Kentucky taxes.

	The taxpayer owes a debt to another state agency or to the IRS.

	The estimated tax payments claimed on the return do not match the estimated tax payments recorded on KRC’s estimated tax file.

	The refund amount is adjusted when the electronic return is processed.

	Bad addresses. Common problems are addresses containing a rural route. While the Cabinet recognizes that some rural routes still exist in Kentucky, most rural routes have been eliminated and assigned a street name with a house number. You should verify that the rural route is still a valid address before utilizing this address on the your return. Another common problem is an address that contains both a post office box number and a street address. Post office equipment cannot determine which address to utilize. Only one address should be submitted.

Louisiana Tax Refund

Louisiana State Tax Refund Status Information
Taxpayers may check the status of their Louisiana individual income tax return refunds using the Department's automated system. Have your social security number and refund amount ready, then dial 1-888-829-3071 toll-free, or 922-3270 for the Baton Rouge area, and follow the instructions. This service is available 24 hours a day

Maine Tax Refund

Maryland Tax Refund

Massachusetts Tax Refund

Michigan Tax Refund

Minnesota Tax Refund

Mississippi Tax Refund

You may also call the automated refund line at 601-923-7801.
A few of the common reasons that a refund has not been issued:

The refund is being held because of a prior year liability
There is an error on the return that has caused the return to be flagged for review
Insufficient time has been allowed for processing the return
No return has been received

Missouri Tax Refund

Montana Tax Refund

Montana State Tax Refund Status Information
If you are expecting a refund from current or back year returns you can check the status of this refund by calling (406) 444-9840. This 24 hour-a-day service is accessible from both touch tone and rotary dial telephones. When calling to inquire about a refund, you will need to provide the following information:

	Social security number corresponding to the first name shown on your return.

	Amount of the refund requested as shown on the return. The status of your refund will only be available after the tax return has been entered onto the department’s computer system

Nebraska Tax Refund

Nevada Tax Refund

Nevada Refund Status Information
Nevada does not require you to file a personal state income tax return.

New Jersey Tax Refund

New Jersey State Tax Refund Status Information
Taxpayers who have access to a Touch-tone phone may dial 1-800-323-4400 within New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland or 609-826-4400 anywhere to learn the status of their tax refund.

An automated script will lead you through the steps necessary to determine the amount of your tax refund. Taxpayers should have their social security number and amount of refund requested when making this call.

The Automated Refund Inquiry System provides more extensive information about the status of State tax refunds. Taxpayers can find out if and when their refund was mailed and when they should receive it. The system even allows taxpayers to begin the procedure to trace a lost refund check. This service is available 7 days a week (hours may vary).

Taxpayers not having access to a Touch-tone phone can obtain tax refund information by dialing the Taxation Customer Service Center at 609-292-6400 and speaking to a taxpayer service representative during normal business hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

New Mexico Tax Refund

New Mexico State Tax Refund Status Information
At this time, the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department does not have refund status information available over the internet. You may however, call 505-827-0822 to check on the status of your refund.

New York Tax Refund

North Carolina Tax Refund

North Carolina State Tax Refund Status Information
You can check the status of your North Carolina State tax refund by calling 1-877-252-4052. Lines are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

North Dakota Tax Refund

North Dakota State Tax Refund Status Information

You can check the status of your North Dakota income tax refund by emailing or calling the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner. You will need to know:

Your social security number
Your name
If a joint return, provide your spouse's name and social security number
Your filing status on the return (single, married filing joint, married filing separate, etc.)
The amount of your refund
The tax year

Click below to check the status of your North Dakota refund: Email North Dakota

You may call the state office (see contact information) to check on the status of your refund, during office hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

New Hampshire Tax Refund

Ohio Tax Refund

Oklahoma Tax Refund

Oklahoma State Tax Refund Status Information
Simply call (405) 521-3160 or in-state toll free (800) 522-8165, extension 13160 and select the option to "Check the status of an income tax refund".

By providing your Social Security Number and amount of your refund, the system will provide you with the status of your Oklahome tax refund.

You may also e-mail. If checking by e-mail, enclose your name and your Social Security number.

If your refund was directly deposited into your checking or savings account, you will not receive any notice from the OTC of the deposit. Please check with the ACH department of your bank to verify that your refund has been received.

Oregon Tax Refund

Oregon State Tax Refund Status Information
You may now check on the status of Oregon tax refunds on the DOR website. From now through September 30, 2005, current year refund information is available.

This will allow 24 hour access to this information and provides toll free access for out of state taxpayers.

The automated phone system is still available as in past years for those who do not have computer access. That number in the Salem area is 503-378-4988 or toll free throughout the rest of Oregon at 1-800-356-4222. Tax Services Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m.-5:10 p.m. to answer specific inquiries.

If it's been at least four weeks since you filed your income tax return, the Oregon automated telephone answering system can provide information about your current year income tax refund.

You will need three pieces of information from your return to use this system:

	The Social Security number of the first person listed on your return.

	The type of the tax return you filed: Form 40S, Form 40, Form 40N, or Form 40P.

	The amount of refund requested on your return.

If your tax return has been processed, the system will tell you when your tax refund will be mailed. If the system tells you your return information is not available, it does not mean they haven't received your return, only that it is still being processed. Don't file another return. Please allow another week and call again.

For information about tax-to-pay returns, amended returns, or returns for years other than 2004, call one of the numbers above during business hours and speak to a representative.

Oregon does not report the status of tax returns over the Internet due to the possibility of disclosing confidential information.

Pennsylvania Tax Refund

Rhode Island Tax Refund

South Carolina Tax Refund

South Dakota Tax Refund

Tennessee Tax Refund

Texas Tax Refund

U.S. Territories Tax Refund

Contact Information for US Territories

IRS Contact Information
If you are a taxpayer who lives outside the United States, the IRS has full-time permanent staff in 7 U.S. embassies and consulates. These offices have tax forms and publications, can help you with account problems, and answer your questions about notices and bills. You can reach these offices at the following telephone numbers, which include country or city codes if you are outside the local dialing area.

If you are calling about an e-file issue and it is not account related, please contact the e-help Austin at 512-416-7750. Assistors are available from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.

For a complete listing of offices, click below to go to the IRS website contacts listing.

Contact My Local Office Internationally

Government of Guam
The Department of Revenue and Taxation, Government of Guam, is the primary agency for all taxation related matters in Guam. For such information, please contact them at the following:

Department of Revenue and Taxation
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 23607
GMF, Barrigada, Guam 96921 U.S.A.

Tel: 1 (671) 475-1817
Fax: 1 (671) 472-2643

Virgin Islands
Click here for information on how to contact the Virgin Islands Government.

American Samoa
Contact Information for the AS Department of Treasury:

DIRECTOR
Aitofele Sunia

OFFICE NUMBER: (684) 633-4155
FAX NUMBER: (684) 633-4100

MAILING ADDRESS:
American Samoa Government,
Executive Office Building, Utulei
Territory of American Samoa, Pago Pago, AS 96799

The Commonwealth (CNMI) Department of Finance

Division of Revenue & Taxation
Caller Box 10007 CK
Saipan, MP 96950
Tel: (670) 664-1000
Fax: (670) 664-1015

Utah Tax Refund

Utah State Tax Refund Status Information
It can take up to 90 days for the Utah Tax Commission to process your state tax return and your refund, depending on when and how it was filed. If you filed your refund electronically, you should have your refund in 7 to 21 days. If you mailed a paper return on or near April 15, your refund may take considerably longer.

The Utah Tax Commission does not issue refund checks or direct deposits on refunds. All refunds are issued by the State Department of Finance.

Certain situations may slow down your refund. Common problems and their solutions are noted below:

	You have a new address - If your check was mailed to an old address, it will be returned to the State Department of Finance. Call (801) 538-3200 to have your check mailed to you.

	You owe state taxes for other years - If you have a balance due on any other period or tax type, your refund will be applied to those balances. Any remaining amount will be refunded to you.

	You owe federal or state debts - Your refund may be applied to any outstanding federal or state debt. If you did not receive your refund, contact the Department of Finance at (801) 538-3200. The Tax Commission does not have record of refunds that are applied to outstanding debts other than state taxes.

	The routing number and/or account numbers for your financial institution were incorrect on your return - If for any reason your financial institution rejects your request for direct deposit, you will receive a check by mail instead of direct deposit.

	There was an error on your return – Occasionally, an error results in a smaller refund or a balance owing. If your return was changed due to an error or other reason, you will receive a written notice of the change. The notice will contain information on how to contact the Tax Commission for more information.

	Your refund was applied to the next year’s taxes – You may apply all or part of your refund to the following year’s tax liability. Your refund will be reduced by the amount you want applied. You will not receive a check, if the entire refund is applied to the following year.

You can check the status of your refund by calling (801) 297-2200 or 1-800-662-4335 (outside the Salt Lake area) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Vermont Tax Refund

Vermont State Tax Refund Status Information

For returns filed by paper

	Allow up to 8 weeks for processing time

	Call 1-866-828-2865 (toll-free in VT) or 802-828-2865 (local or out-of-state)for information on the status of your return and refund

	Checks can be cashed up to 180 days after the issue date.

Returns filed electronically

	Allow up to 2 weeks for processing time

	Call 1-866-828-2865 (toll-free in VT) or 802-828-2865 (local or out-of-state) for information on the status of your return and refund

	If you used direct deposit, check with your bank for deposit information

	Checks can be cashed up to 180 days after the issue date

Names on Check
The Vermont Department of Taxes issues the refund check to the name or names on the return. A jointly filed return generates a refund check issued to both names. If you file a joint return, the refund check will be issued to both names. Some banks will cash the check upon presentation of a death certificate. If you cannot cash the check, send the check and a copy of the death certification to the Vermont Department of Taxes to have the check reissued.

Address on Check
The Vermont Department of Taxes uses the address entered on the return. With an incorrect address or no forwarding order, the refund check is sent back to the Department. The Department holds the check for up to a year to allow you to contact the Department with a correct address. After a year, the check becomes abandoned property and is transferred to the State Treasurer’s Office. The State Treasurer’s Office regularly publishes a list of abandoned property.

Lost Refund Check
If it has been more than 180 days since the Department issued your refund check, contact the Vermont of Taxes for a replacement check. You can find the issue date by calling the taxpayer information line at 1-866-828-2865 (toll-free in VT) or 802-828-2865 (local or out-of-state).

Stolen Refund Check
If you believe your refund check was stolen, you need to submit a written request for a stolen check claim form. Contact the Vermont Department of Taxes at 1-866-828-2865 (toll-free in VT) or 802-828-2865 (local or out-of-state) for more information.

Virginia Tax Refund

Washington Tax Refund

Washington Refund Status Information
Washington does not require you to file a personal state income tax return therefore there is no Washington Refund Status Information.

West Virginia Tax Refund

Wisconsin Tax Refund

Wyoming Tax Refund

Wyoming Refund Status Information
The state of Wyoming does not levy a personal or corporate income tax. Wyoming does not impose a tax on intangible assets such as bank accounts, stocks, or bonds either. In addition, Wyoming does not assess any tax on retirement income earned and received from another state. There is no current legislation in the works to create an income tax.

Quick Search

Phone: (718) 446-4847
Fax: (718) 228-4848

Disclaimer

View My Stats