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Federal Refund Timeline

IRS E-file Refund Cycle - 2011 Returns
IRS accepts your return by 11:00 am between... Projected Direct Deposit Sent* Projected Paper Check Mailed*
January 17 and January 18, 2012 January 25, 2012 January 27, 2012
January 19 and January 25, 2012 February 1, 2012 February 3, 2012
January 26 and February 1, 2012 February 8, 2012 February 10, 2012
February 2 and February 8, 2012 February 15, 2012 February 17, 2012
February 9 and February 15, 2012 February 22, 2012 February 24, 2012
February 16 and February 22, 2012 February 29, 2012 March 2, 2012
February 23 and February 29, 2012 March 7, 2012 March 9, 2012
March 1 and March 7, 2012 March 14, 2012 March 16, 2012
March 8 and March 14, 2012 March 21, 2012 March 23, 2012
March 15 and March 21, 2012 March 28, 2012 March 30, 2012
March 22 and March 28, 2012 April 4, 2012 April 6, 2012
March 29 and April 4, 2012 April 11, 2012 April 13, 2012
April 5 and April 11, 2012 April 18, 2012 April 20, 2012
April 12 and April 18, 2012 April 25, 2012 April 27, 2012
April 19 and April 25, 2012 May 2, 2012 May 4, 2012
April 26 and May 2, 2012 May 9, 2012 May 11, 2012
May 3 and May 9, 2012 May 16, 2012 May 18, 2012
May 10 and May 16, 2012 May 23, 2012 May 25, 2012
May 17 and May 23, 2012 May 30, 2012 June 1, 2012
May 24 and May 30, 2012 June 6, 2012 June 8, 2012
May 31 and June 6, 2012 June 13, 2012 June 15, 2012
June 7 and June 13, 2012 June 20, 2012 June 22, 2012
June 14 and June 20, 2012 June 27, 2012 June 29, 2012
June 21 and June 27, 2012 July 4, 2012 July 6, 2012
June 28 and July 4, 2012 July 11, 2012 July 13, 2012
July 5 and July 11, 2012 July 18, 2012 July 20, 2012
July 12 and July 18, 2012 July 25, 2012 July 27, 2012
July 19 and July 25, 2012 August 1, 2012 August 3, 2012
July 26 and August 1, 2012 August 8, 2012 August 10, 2012
August 2 and August 8, 2012 August 15, 2012 August 17, 2012
August 9 and August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 August 24, 2012
August 16 and August 22, 2012 August 29, 2012 August 31, 2012
August 23 and August 29, 2012 September 5, 2012 September 7, 2012
August 30 and September 5, 2012 September 12, 2012 September 14, 2012
September 6 and September 12, 2012 September 19, 2012 September 21, 2012
September 13 and September 19, 2012 September 26, 2012 September 28, 2012
September 20 and September 26, 2012 October 3, 2012 October 5, 2012
September 27 and October 3, 2012 October 10, 2012 October 12, 2012
October 4 and October 10, 2012 October 17, 2012 October 19, 2012
October 11 and October 17, 2012 October 24, 2012 October 26, 2012
October 18 and October 24, 2012 October 31, 2012 November 2, 2012
October 25 and October 31, 2012 November 7, 2012 November 9, 2012
October 18 and October 24, 2012 October 31, 2012 November 2, 2012
October 25 and October 31, 2012 November 7, 2012 November 9, 2012
October 18 and October 24, 2012 October 31, 2012 November 2, 2012
October 25 and October 31, 2012 November 7, 2012 November 9, 2012
November 1 and November 7, 2012 November 14, 2012 November 16, 2012
November 8 and November 14, 2012 November 21, 2012 November 23, 2012
November 15 and November 21, 2012 November 28, 2012 November 30, 2012
November 22 and November 28, 2012 December 5, 2012 December 7, 2012
November 29 and December 5, 2012 December 12, 2012 December 14, 2012
December 6 and December 12, 2012 December 19, 2012 December 21, 2012
December 13 and December 19, 2012 December 27, 2012 December 29, 2012
December 20 and December 26, 2012 January 3, 2013 January 5, 2013

* The IRS does not guarantee a specific date that a refund will be deposited into a taxpayer's financial institution account or mailed.

Taxpayers who e-filed can get refund information 72 hours after the electronic return data is acknowledge as accepted by the IRS. To check the status of a refund visit Where's My Refund? Taxpayers without Internet access can get refund information by calling 800-829-1954 or 800-829-4477.
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