Refund Cycle
Note: The IRS announced the official first day to file tax returns is January 23, 2017. However, in some previous years, the IRS has accepted tax returns early, or delayed the acceptance of returns, depending on technical issues. We will update this article to reflect that information if we hear about it this year. You can try to extrapolate the refund date based on the the below chart.
| Tax Return Accepted By IRS before 11:00 am between… | Direct Deposit Sent* | Paper Check Mailed* |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2017 (first day IRS accepts returns) and Jan 28, 2017 | Feb 03, 2017 | Feb 06, 2017 |
| Jan 29 and Feb 04, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | Feb 13, 2017 |
| Feb 05 and Feb 11, 2017 | Feb 17, 2017 | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Feb 12 and Feb 18, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 | Feb 27 , 2017 |
| Feb 19 and Feb 25, 2017 | Mar 3, 2017 | Mar 6, 2017 |
| Feb 26 and Mar 04, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 13, 2017 |
| Mar 05 and Mar 11, 2017 | Mar 17, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Mar 12 and Mar 18, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 | Mar 27, 2017 |
| Mar 19 and Mar 25, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Mar 26 and Apr 01, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | Apr 10, 2017 |
| Apr 02 and Apr 08, 2017 | Apr 14, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Apr 09 and Apr 15, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Apr 16 and Apr 22, 2017 | Apr 28, 2017 | May 1, 2017 |
| Apr 23 and Apr 29, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | May 8, 2017 |
| Apr 30 and May 06, 2017 | May 12, 2017 | May 15, 2017 |
| May 07 and May 13, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | May 22, 2017 |
| May 14 and May 20, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | May 30, 2017 |
| May 21 and May 27, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 | Jun 5, 2017 |
| May 28 and Jun 03, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Jun 04 and Jun 10, 2017 | Jun 16, 2017 | Jun 19, 2017 |
| Jun 11 and Jun 17, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Jun 18 and Jun 24, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 3, 2017 |
| Jun 25 and Jul 01, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Jul 02 and Jul 08, 2017 | Jul 14, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Jul 09 and Jul 15, 2017 | Jul 21, 2017 | Jul 24, 2017 |
| Jul 16 and Jul 22, 2017 | Jul 28, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Jul 23 and Jul 29, 2017 | Aug 4, 2017 | Aug 7, 2017 |
| Jul 30 and Aug 05, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Aug 06 and Aug 12, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Aug 13 and Aug 19, 2017 | Aug 25, 2017 | Aug 28, 2017 |
| Aug 20 and Aug 26, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Aug 27 and Sep 02, 2017 | Sep 8, 2017 | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Sep 03 and Sep 09, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Sep 10 and Sep 16, 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Sep 17 and Sep 23, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Sep 24 and Sep 30, 2017 | Oct 6, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Oct 01 and Oct 07, 2017 | Oct 13, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 |
| Oct 08 and Oct 14, 2017 | Oct 20, 2017 | Oct 23, 2017 |
