You can get information about Federal tax refunds and check your refund status. For information on New York State tax refunds, use the State Tax page.

To check the status of a refund, you need to provide:

• Your Social Security number
• Filing status
• Exact whole dollar amount of the refund shown on your return

Online

Learn about Federal tax refunds and check refund status.

By Phone

Please wait four weeks after filing your return before calling the IRS's automated refund hotline.

All IRS offices are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM  by appointment only. Call the local IRS office to schedule an appointment.

Bronx

1200 Waters Place (between Westchester Avenue and Ramp)
Phone: (718) 536-3660

Brooklyn

2 Metrotech Center, 1st Floor (between Bridge Street and Lawrence Street)
Phone: (718) 834-6559

Manhattan

2116 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and West 126th Street)
Phone: (212) 803-1069

290 Broadway (between Duane Street and Reade Street)
Phone: (212) 436-1000

Queens

57-07 Junction Boulevard (between 57th Avenue and 58th Avenue)
Phone: (347) 665-0171

If you claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) on your 2020 tax return, the IRS will hold your refund until early March 2021. The IRS must hold your entire refund, including any part not from the EITC or ACTC.

This delay is the result of a law intended to protect you by making sure that you receive the refund you are owed. It also gives the IRS more time to detect and prevent fraud.

Even though the IRS cannot issue refunds for some early filers until early March 2021, the IRS will still issue most refunds in less than 21 days.

Be careful about payment obligations, given the refund delay. This includes using a Refund Anticipation Loan or other loan and preparer fee agreements in which repayment is dependent on your tax refund. Learn more about Refund Anticipation Products on the Tax Preparation Business Tips page.

Be especially aware of any stated repayment dates that are earlier than March 2021. Do not risk more costs by agreeing to a repayment schedule that requires full payment before you get your refund.

Learn about Federal tax refunds and check refund status.

Families claiming the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for tax year 2021 will receive up to:

• $3,000 per qualifying child between the ages of 6 and 17 at the end of 2021
• $3,600 per qualifying child under age 6 at the end of 2021

You are eligible for the full amount if your adjusted gross income (AGI) on your latest tax return is less than or equal to:

• $150,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return and qualifying widows or widowers
• $112,500 for heads of household
• $75,000 for all other taxpayers

Payments will be phased out (reduced) for incomes above those AGI amounts.

Advance payments of the 2021 CTC will be made every month starting July 15 through December 2021 to eligible taxpayers who have a main home in the United States for more than half the year. The total of the advance payments will be up to 50% of the Child Tax Credit. Advance payments will be estimated from information included in eligible taxpayers' 2020 tax returns (or their 2019 returns if the 2020 returns are not filed and processed yet).

Families with children should file their 2020 tax returns as soon as possible to make sure they're eligible for the appropriate amount of the CTC as well as any other tax credits they're eligible for, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). 

Eligible taxpayers do not need to take any action now other than to file their 2020 tax return if they have not done so.

You must use the online CTC non-filer sign up tool if you:

• Are not required to file a 2020 tax return, didn’t file one and don’t plan to, and
• Have a main home in the United States for more than half of the year.

Learn more about the Child Tax Credit (CTC).

Use the CTC non-filer sign-up tool.