Is There Any Way I Can Found Out If My IRS Tax Refund Has Been Mailed?

The IRS processes most refunds within 21 days of receiving the return.
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You can track the status of your tax refund using the Internal Revenue Service's "Where's My Refund?" website. To get your refund status, you need your Social Security number, exact refund amount and filing status. You can start checking your refund status 24 hours after e-filing or up to four weeks after mailing in your paper return.

Time Frame

The IRS claims it issued 90 percent of refunds within 21 calendar days or less of receiving the return for the 2012 tax year. "Where's My Refund?" is updated once per day, so you can check daily to get the latest information on when you'll be seeing your refund check.

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