IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2016
2016 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart with Direct Deposit and Check dates
IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2016IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2016 with Direct Deposit and Check dates provided below are based on filing and transmitting as early as January 19, 2016. This has not been and will not be published by the IRS. The IRS now says most refunds will be issued within 21 days of your return being accepted. This general estimate doesn’t satisfy everyone and now many independent sites try to estimate dates when refunds will be sent. The IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2016 with Direct Deposit and Check dates are only estimates by various website owners. It might give you a good idea, but never bank on it because many issues arise and delay tax refunds.
When will tax season open? Once we know the date tax season open, the estimated tax refund direct deposit dates will likely be updated.
Here are the latest dates we have already seen published for tax refund direct deposits:
Here are the latest dates we have already seen published for tax refund direct deposits:
DATE ACCEPTED | DIRECT DEPOSIT SENT | PAPER CHECK MAILED |
Jan 18 – Jan 24, 2016 | Feb 5, 2016 | Feb 10, 2016 |
Jan 25 – Jan 31, 2016 | Feb 12, 2016 | Feb 17, 2016 |
Feb 1 – Feb 7, 2016 | Feb 19, 2016 | Feb 24, 2016 |
Feb 8 – 14, 2016 | Feb 26, 2016 | Mar 2, 2016 |
Feb 15 – 21, 2016 | Mar 4, 2016 | Mar 9, 2016 |
Feb 22 – 28, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 | Mar 16, 2016 |
Feb 29 – Mar 6, 2016 | Mar 18, 2016 | Mar 23, 2016 |
Mar 7 – 13, 2016 | Mar 25, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 |
Mar 14 – 20, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | Apr 6, 2016 |
Mar 21 – 27, 2016 | Apr 8, 2016 | Apr 13, 2016 |
Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | Apr 20, 2016 |
Apr 4 – Apr 10, 2016 | Apr 22, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 |
Apr 11 – Apr 17, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | May 4, 2016 |
Apr 18 – Apr 24, 2016 | May 6, 2016 | May 11, 2016 |
Apr 26 – May 1, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
As each year comes to a close and the next tax filing season approaches, early tax filers start to think and ask the big question. When will I get my tax refund? The estimated 2016 IRS Refund Cycle Chart can now be found at countless websites for the 2016 tax season. Be cautious though, the charts you find are not “official” and the dates when you should expect to receive your refund will not all be the same. Why? The official IRS Refund Cycle Chart published by the IRS is no more. Since they stopped publishing an official refund cycle chart, various independent versions are now created each year based on estimates and prior year trends.
There are slightly different versions of the tax refund schedules scattered across countless websites to help tax refund hunters track down that magic date. These refund cycle charts will crop up more and more as the year comes to a close. Most are just guesstimates, some even educated guesses. Many times the refund charts you find are just duplicates of the prior year with slightly adjusted dates.
There are various tax situations for every taxpayer and this is why prediction as to when you will get your tax refund can be difficult; and, every year there will be glitches with one process or another at the IRS which could delay your refund. Since an official IRS refund calendar is a thing of the past, when taxpayers can expect to receive their tax refund in 2016 remains a mystic idea. This is likely why the IRS now firmly sticks to a general statement to everyone that “your tax refund should arrive within 21 days”.