Your bank or credit union has not posted the refund. If you're claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit, those refunds can't go out before mid-February, but the IRS says filers should receive their funds by March 3, 2025, if their returns had no problems and they chose direct deposit.

Filing a tax return is required for you to receive a tax refund, but filing a return doesn't guarantee you'll receive a tax refund.

If you have already filed your income taxes this year, you may be wondering when you’ll receive your refund. Last week, the Internal Revenue Service began accepting returns, and refunds are starting to be processed.