How do you check your refund status with the Internal Revenue Service?

You can check the status of your refund with the Internal Revenue Service by visiting its website and choosing the Where's My Refund? tool, as the site explains. You can start checking 24 hours after the IRS receives your return when filing electronically.

If you filed your return by mail, you can expect an update on its status four weeks after you've mailed your return. The Where's My Refund? tool is updated once every 24 hours, explains the IRS. To find out the status of your refund, you need your Social Security number, your filing status and the exact amount of your anticipated refund.