IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2023

The IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2023 with Direct Deposit dates provided below are based on filing and transmitting as early as January 3, 2023. This will not be published by the IRS. They have not published their own version of this since the debacle of 2012 when thousands of refunds did not arrive according to that schedule. Instead, the IRS now just says most refunds will be issued within 21 days of your return being accepted. How is that for vague? This general timing doesn’t satisfy everyone and now many independent sites try to estimate dates when refunds will be sent. Keep in mind, they are all estimates telling you when you will get your refund.

The IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2023 with Direct Deposit and Check Dates that you will find 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.

Alternatively, If you are looking to find out what days the IRS Where’s My Refund (WMR) tool and IRS Transcripts update, we have the WMR and transcript cycles here.

Tax Refund Update Calendar

2023 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart (for tax year 2022)

Here are the tentative dates we expect to see tax refunds for IRS test batches, daily and weekly accounts:

wdt_ID	Date Accepted	Direct Deposit Daily Account	Direct Deposit Weekly Account
1	Jan 17 - Feb 11, 2023 (PATH)	02/22/2023	02/23/2023
2	Jan 17 - Jan 21, 2023	01/27/2023	02/01/2023
3	Jan 22 - Jan 28, 2023	02/03/2023	02/08/2023
4	Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2023	02/10/2023	02/15/2023
5	Feb 5 - Feb 11, 2023	02/17/2023	02/23/2023
6	Feb 12 - Feb 18, 2023	02/27/2023	03/01/2023
7	Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2023	03/03/2023	03/08/2023
8	Feb 26 - Mar 4, 2023	03/10/2023	03/15/2023
9	Mar 5 - Mar 11, 2023	03/17/2023	03/22/2023
10	Mar 12 - Mar 18, 2023	03/24/2023	03/29/2023
11	Mar 19 - Mar 25, 2023	03/31/2023	04/05/2023
12	Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2023	04/07/2023	04/12/2023
13	Apr 2 - Apr 8, 2023	04/14/2023	04/19/2023
14	Apr 9 - Apr 15, 2023	04/21/2023	04/26/2023
15	Apr 16 - Apr 22, 2023	04/28/2023	05/03/2022
16	Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2023	05/05/2023	05/10/2023
17	Apr 30 - May 6, 2023	05/12/2023	05/17/2023
18	May 7 - May 13, 2023	05/19/2023	05/24/2023
19	May 14 - May 20, 2023	05/26/2023	05/31/2023
20	May 21 - May 27, 2023	06/02/2023	06/07/2023
21	May 28 - Jun 3, 2023	06/09/2023	06/14/2023
22	Jun 4 - Jun 10, 2023	06/16/2023	06/21/2023
23	Jun 11 - Jun 17, 2023	06/23/2023	06/28/2023
24	Jun 18 - Jun 24, 2023	06/30/2023	07/05/2023
25	Jun 25 - Jul 1, 2023	07/07/2023	07/12/2023
26	Jul 2 - Jul 8, 2023	07/14/2023	07/19/2023
27	Jul 9 - Jul 15, 2023	07/21/2023	07/26/2023
28	Jul 16 - Jul 22, 2023	07/28/2023	08/02/2023
29	Jul 23 - Jul 29, 2023	08/04/2023	08/09/2023
30	July 30 - Aug 5, 2023	08/11/2023	08/16/2023
31	Aug 6 - Aug 12, 2023	08/18/2023	08/23/2023
32	Aug 13 - Aug 19, 2023	08/25/2023	08/30/2023
33	Aug 20 - Aug 26, 2023	09/01/2023	09/06/2023
34	Aug 27 - Sept 2, 2023	09/08/2023	09/13/2023
35	Sep 3 - Sept 9, 2023	09/15/2023	09/20/2023
36	Sep 10 - Sept 16, 2023	09/22/2023	09/27/2023
37	Sep 17 - Sept 23, 2023	09/29/2023	10/04/2023
38	Sept 24 - Sept 30, 2023	10/06/2023	10/11/2023
39	Oct 1 - Oct 7, 2023	10/13/2023	10/18/2023
40	Oct 8 - Oct 14, 2023	10/20/2023	10/25/2023
41	Oct 15 - Oct 21, 2023	10/27/2023	11/01/2023
42	Oct 22 - Oct 28, 2023	11/03/2023	11/08/2023
43	Oct 29 - Nov 4, 2023	11/10/2023	11/15/2023
44	Nov 5 - Nov 11, 2023	11/17/2023	11/22/2023
45	Nov 12 - Nov 18, 2023	11/24/2023	11/29/2023

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 2023 IRS Refund Cycle Chart can now be found at countless websites for the 2023 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 is no longer published and has been replaced with IRS FAQs. 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 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”.

We stress to you that pre-spending those beloved refunds is playing with fire, wait for that direct deposit to become available in your bank account! IGMR will post any estimated tax refund charts that we find credible or to have plausible timeframes.

2022 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart (for tax year 2021)

wdt_ID	Date Accepted	Direct Deposit Sent
1	Jan 25 - Jan 29, 2022	02/18/2022
2	Jan 30 - Feb 5, 2022	02/25/2022
3	Feb 6 - Feb 12, 2022	03/04/2022
4	Feb 13 - Feb 19, 2022	03/11/2022
5	Feb 20 - Feb 26, 2022	03/18/2022
6	Feb 27 - Mar 5, 2022	03/25/2022
7	Mar 6 - Mar 12, 2022	03/26/2022
8	Mar 13 - Mar 19, 2022	04/02/2022
9	Mar 20 - Mar 26, 2022	04/09/2022
10	Mar 27 - Apr 2, 2022	04/16/2022
11	Apr 3 - Apr 9, 2022	04/23/2022
12	Apr 10 - Apr 16, 2022	04/30/2022
13	Apr 17 - Apr 23, 2022	05/07/2022
14	Apr 24 - Apr 30, 2022	05/14/2022
15	May 1 - May 7, 2022	05/21/2022
16	May 8 - May 14, 2022	05/28/2022
17	May 15 - May 21, 2022	06/04/2022
18	May 22 - May 28, 2022	06/11/2022
19	May 29 - Jun 4, 2022	06/18/2022
20	Jun 5 - Jun 11, 2022	06/25/2022
21	Jun 12 - Jun 18, 2022	07/02/2022
22	Jun 19 - Jun 25, 2022	07/09/2022
23	Jun 26 - Jul 2, 2022	07/16/2022
24	Jul 3 - Jul 9, 2022	07/23/2022
25	Jul 10 - Jul 16, 2022	07/30/2022
26	Jul 17 - Jul 23, 2022	08/06/2022
27	Jul 24 - Jul 30, 2022	08/13/2022
28	July 31 - Aug 6, 2022	08/26/2022

2021 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart (for tax year 2020)

wdt_ID	Date Accepted	Direct Deposit Sent
1	Jan 24 - Jan 30, 2021	02/12/2021
2	Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2021	02/19/2021
3	Feb 7 - Feb 13, 2021	02/26/2021
4	Feb 14 - Feb 20, 2021	03/05/2021
5	Feb 21 - Feb 27, 2021	03/12/2021
6	Feb 28 - Mar 6, 2021	03/19/2021
7	Mar 7 - Mar 13, 2021	03/26/2021
8	Mar 14 - Mar 20, 2021	04/02/2021
9	Mar 21 - Mar 27, 2021	04/09/2021
10	Mar 28 - Apr 3, 2021	04/16/2021
11	Apr 4 - Apr 10, 2021	04/23/2021
12	Apr 11 - Apr 17, 2021	04/30/2021
13	Apr 18 - Apr 24, 2021	05/07/2021
14	Apr 25 - May 1, 2021	05/14/2021
15	May 2 - May 8, 2021	05/21/2021
16	May 9 - May 15, 2021	05/28/2021
17	May 16 - May 22, 2021	06/04/2021
18	May 23 - May 29, 2021	06/11/2021
19	May 30 - Jun 5, 2021	06/18/2021
20	Jun 6 - Jun 12, 2021	06/25/2021
21	Jun 13 - Jun 19, 2021	07/02/2021
22	Jun 20 - Jun 26, 2021	07/09/2021
23	Jun 27 - Jul 3, 2021	07/16/2021
24	Jul 4 - Jul 10, 2021	07/23/2021
25	Jul 11 - Jul 17, 2021	07/30/2021

2020 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart (for tax year 2019)

wdt_ID	Date Accepted	Direct Deposit Sent
1	Jan 21 - Jan 25, 2020	02/07/2020
2	Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2020	02/14/2020
3	Feb 2 - Feb 8, 2020	02/21/2020
4	Feb 9 - Feb 15, 2020	02/28/2020
5	Feb 16 - Feb 22, 2020	03/06/2020
6	Feb 23 - Feb 29, 2020	03/13/2020
7	Mar 1 - Mar 7, 2020	03/20/2020
8	Mar 8 - Mar 14, 2020	03/27/2020
9	Mar 15 - Mar 21, 2020	04/03/2020
10	Mar 22 - Mar 28, 2020	04/10/2020
11	Mar 29 - Apr 4, 2020	04/17/2020
12	Apr 5 - Apr 11, 2020	04/24/2020
13	Apr 12 - Apr 18, 2020	05/01/2020
14	Apr 19 - Apr 25, 2020	05/08/2020
15	Apr 26 - May 2, 2020	05/15/2020

2019 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

wdt_ID	Date Accepted	Direct Deposit Sent	Paper Check Mailed
1	Jan 28 - Feb 2, 2019	02/15/2019	02/22/2019
2	Feb 3 - Feb 9, 2019	02/22/2019	03/01/2019
3	Feb 10 - Feb 16, 2019	03/01/2019	03/08/2019
4	Feb 17 - Feb 23, 2019	03/08/2019	03/15/2019
5	Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2019	03/15/2019	03/22/2019
6	Mar 3 - Mar 9, 2019	03/22/2019	03/29/2019
7	Mar 10 - Mar 16, 2019	03/29/2019	04/05/2019
8	Mar 17 - Mar 23, 2019	04/05/2019	04/12/2019
9	Mar 24 - Mar 30, 2019	04/12/2019	04/19/2019
10	Mar 31 - Apr 6, 2019	04/19/2019	04/26/2019
11	Apr 7 - Apr 13, 2019	04/26/2019	05/03/2019
12	Apr 14 - Apr 20, 2019	05/03/2019	05/10/2019
13	Apr 21 - Apr 27, 2019	05/10/2019	05/17/2019
14	Apr 28 - May 4, 2019	05/17/2019	05/24/2019

2018 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

wdt_ID	Date Accepted	Direct Deposit Sent	Paper Check Mailed
1	Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2018	02/17/2018	02/24/2018
2	Feb 5 - Feb 11, 2018	02/24/2018	03/03/2018
3	Feb 12 - Feb 18, 2018	03/03/2018	03/10/2018
4	Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2018	03/10/2018	03/17/2018
5	Feb 27 - Mar 4, 2018	03/17/2018	03/24/2018
6	Mar 5 - Mar 11, 2018	03/24/2018	03/31/2018
7	Mar 12 - Mar 18, 2018	03/31/2018	04/07/2018
8	Mar 19 - Mar 25, 2018	04/07/2018	04/14/2018
9	Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2018	04/14/2018	04/21/2018
10	Apr 2 - Apr 8, 2018	04/21/2018	04/28/2018
11	Apr 9 - Apr 15, 2018	04/28/2018	05/05/2018
12	Apr 16 - Apr 22, 2018	05/05/2018	05/12/2018
13	Apr 23 - Apr 29, 2018	05/12/2018	05/19/2018

2017 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

DATE ACCEPTED	DIRECT DEPOSIT SENT	PAPER CHECK MAILED
Jan 16 – Jan 22, 2017	Feb 3, 2017	Feb 8, 2017
Jan 23 – Jan 29, 2017	Feb 10, 2017	Feb 15, 2017
Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2017	Feb 17, 2017	Feb 22, 2017
Feb 6 – 14, 2017	Feb 24, 2017	Mar 1, 2017
Feb 13 – 19, 2017	Mar 3, 2017	Mar 8, 2017
Feb 20 – 26, 2017	Mar 10, 2017	Mar 15, 2017
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2017	Mar 17, 2017	Mar 22, 2017
Mar 6 – 12, 2017	Mar 24, 2017	Mar 29, 2017
Mar 13 – 19, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Apr 5, 2017
Mar 20 – 26, 2017	Apr 7, 2017	Apr 12, 2017
Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2017	Apr 14, 2017	Apr 19, 2017
Apr 3 – Apr 9, 2017	Apr 21, 2017	Apr 26, 2017
Apr 10 – Apr 16, 2017	Apr 28, 2017	May 3, 2017
Apr 17 – Apr 23, 2017	May 5, 2017	May 10, 2017
Apr 24 – Apr 30, 2017	May 12, 2017	May 17, 2017

2016 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

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

2015 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

DATE ACCEPTED	DIRECT DEPOSIT SENT	PAPER CHECK MAILED
Jan 18 – Jan 24, 2015	Feb 6, 2015	Feb 9, 2015
Jan 25 – Jan 31, 2015	Feb 13, 2015	Feb 16, 2015
Feb 1 – Feb 7, 2015	Feb 20, 2015	Feb 23, 2015
Feb 8 – 14, 2015	Feb 27, 2015	Mar 2, 2015
Feb 15 – 21, 2015	Mar 6, 2015	Mar 13, 2015
Feb 22 – 28, 2015	Mar 13, 2015	Mar 20, 2015
Mar 1 – 7, 2015	Mar 20, 2015	Mar 27, 2015
Mar 8 – 14, 2015	Mar 27, 2015	Apr 3, 2015
Mar 15 – 21, 2015	Apr 3, 2015	Apr 10, 2015
Mar 22 – 28, 2015	Apr 10, 2015	Apr 17, 2015
Mar 29 – Apr 4, 2015	Apr 17, 2015	Apr 24, 2015
Apr 5 – Apr 11, 2015	Apr 24, 2015	May 1, 2015
Apr 12 – Apr 15, 2015	May 1, 2015	May 8, 2015
Apr 16 – Apr 25, 2015	May 8, 2015	May 15, 2015
Apr 26 – May 2, 2015	May 15, 2015	May 22, 2015

2014 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

We have said goodbye to the former refund cycle chart in replacement of a standard “21 days” response from the IRS.

Remember this? The IRS Refund Cycle Chart was eliminated in 2012 and replaced with an IRS Information Guidelines for the Tax Preparation Community publication. We likely will not see a 2014 IRS e-file refund cycle chart and be forced to depend upon the data that the Where’s My Refund (WMR) tool decides to spit out. There are several sites that seem to have generated their own refund cycle chart based on assumption of processing schedules; but as we have learned, it’s hard to predict. Below are links to some of those sites and those predictions. Please remember, these are predictions and you should never rely upon such as definite availability of your tax refund. IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for 2014 with Direct Deposit and Check dates provided below are based on filing and transmitting as early as January 10, 2014 with some tax preparers, but with respect to IRS opening delay and it’s announcement here that it could begin ACCEPTING returns on January 28, 2014, but as late as February 4, 2014.

TRANSMITTED & ACCEPTED	DIRECT DEPOSIT SENT	PAPER CHECK MAILED
Jan 28 and Feb 3, 2014	Feb 13, 2014	Feb 21, 2014
Feb 4 and Feb 10, 2014	Feb 21, 2014	Feb 24, 2014
Feb 11 and Feb 17, 2014	Feb 28, 2014	Mar 3, 2014
Feb 18 and Feb 24, 2014	Mar 7, 2014	Mar 10, 2014
Feb 25 and Mar 3, 2014	Mar 14, 2014	Mar 17, 2014
Mar 4 and Mar 10, 2014	Mar 21, 2014	Mar 24, 2014
Mar 11 and Mar 17, 2014	Mar 28, 2014	Mar 31, 2014
Mar 18 and Mar 24, 2014	Apr 4, 2014	Apr 7, 2014
Mar 25 and Mar 31, 2014	Apr 11, 2014	Apr 14, 2014
Apr 1 and Apr 7, 2014	Apr 18, 2014	Apr 21, 2014
Apr 8 and Apr 14, 2014	Apr 25, 2014	Apr 28, 2014
Apr 15 and Apr 21, 2014	May 2, 2014	May 5, 2014
Apr 22 and Apr 28, 2014	May 9, 2014	May 12, 2014

2013 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart

ACCEPTED between			DIRECT DEPOSIT SENT	PAPER CHECK MAILED
January 1		January 30, 2013	2/6/2013	2/8/2013
January 31	and	February 6, 2013	2/13/2013	2/15/2013
February 9	and	February 15, 2013	2/20/2013	2/22/2013
February 16	and	February 20, 2013	2/27/2013	3/1/2013
February 23	and	February 27, 2013	3/6/2013	3/8/2013
March 1	and	March 6, 2013	3/13/2013	3/15/2013
March 8	and	March 13, 2013	3/20/2013	3/22/2013
March 15	and	March 20, 2013	3/27/2013	3/29/2013
March 22	and	March 27, 2013	4/3/2013	4/5/2013
March 29	and	April 3, 2013	4/10/2013	4/12/2013
April 5	and	April 10, 2013	4/17/2013	4/19/2013
April 12	and	April 17, 2013	4/24/2013	4/26/2013
April 19	and	April 24, 2013	5/1/2013	5/3/2013
April 26	and	May 1, 2013	5/8/2013	5/10/2013
May 3	and	May 8, 2013	5/15/2013	5/17/2013
May 10	and	May 15, 2013	5/22/2013	5/24/2013