Find out when you should receive your 2012 New York state tax refund
Are you still waiting on a tax refund from New York state? You can check the status of your state refund online by using the Income Tax Refund Status tool on the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance website. If you prefer to use the phone you can also check the status of your refund by calling 518-457-5149.
These days you can expect your federal refund from the IRS in under twenty-one days. In some cases they are even fast enough to get your money out in a week. State operations are not quite so sophisticated.
New York says to expect your refund six to eight weeks after they receive your return. As with federal taxes, the fastest way to get your refund is by e-filing your return and then requesting your refund by direct deposit. Mailing your return in to the tax office and requesting a paper check will both slow down the refund process.
If you really want to know when you’ll get your refund the moment that information become available, you can sign up to receive an email from New York State as soon as they process your return. The message will include the amount of your refund, the expected payment date, and the payment method. In order to receive this email, you have to sign up through the online services.
The best advice I can give when it comes to tax refunds is just to be patient – this advice holds true for your federal taxes but it’s even more true at the state level. Government isn’t known as a model of efficiency. Checking your refund status twelve times a day isn’t going to get your money any faster, but it might make the state’s refund status tool crash.
Just as a reminder for all of you who haven’t filed yet, the deadline for filing your 2012 New York state tax return in April 15, 2013, the same as it is for your federal return. File your taxes with RapidTax now and you can take care of your state and federal return at the same time.
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Hi my name is chantel I did my taxes e-file in February . I got a letter telling me to resend my paperwork it will take up to 90 day it’s already been 8months later still nothing I call them they can’t tell me anything at this time. This is bull shit .
Hi Chantel,
We are sorry to hear about the problems you are facing. Have you tried going to the “Get Refund Status” on the IRS website? Here is the link to help you; https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp
When you file your taxes next you can file with RapidTax and we will help you through the process.
Filed jan 29th and was accepted on feb 5th. And I still have nothing! Called them today got put on hold 3 times for long waiting times then pasted over to another department put on hold again only to be told they don’t know anything and that they will send an inquiry to another department and I should hear something in 30 days if not call back. Are you kidding me??????? It’s been 8 months already!! What are they doing???
I filed early April 2013 and still no refund (Sept 19). This is disgraceful.
The online tool now no longer recognises me either!
I file on 02/28/13 and we in 09/3/13 and still nothing…
How long does it take a letter from
Albany to Brooklyn ?