If you filed your state taxes and have discovered your state owes you money, you can check your refund status to find out when the payment will be on its way. Following the process to check your state tax refund status includes figuring out whether your state income tax return has been processed and whether the check is in the mail or has been delayed. 

E-filing your state tax return generally speeds up the processing of your refund. If you have e-filed your return, you might be able to find out your refund status within as few as 10 days.https://www.ark.org/dfa_ri/app/login.html  

There are several key pieces of information that most states are going to require in order to verify your identity:

1. Social Security Number (or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)
2. Filing Status: Single, Married Filing Joint Return, Married Filing Separate Return, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er)
3. Exact Refund Amount Shown on Your Return in whole dollarshttp://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96596,00.html
   

The following states maintain an online refund inquiry service. Be sure to have the necessary information with you before you try to check your refund status.

• Arizonahttps://www.aztaxes.gov/default.aspx?target=CheckRefund
• Arkansashttps://www.ark.org/dfa_ri/app/login.html
• Alabamahttps://www.alabamainteractive.org/cgi-bin/ador/income_tax_lookup/search.cgi
• Californiahttp://www.ftb.ca.gov/online/refund/index.asp
• Coloradohttps://www.myincometax.state.co.us/status/login.asp
• Connecticuthttps://drsindtax.ct.gov/AUT/welcomeindividual.aspx
• Delawarehttps://dorweb.revenue.state.de.us/scripts/refinq/refinq.dll
• District of Columbiahttps://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/individual/Ind_RefundStatus_Logon.jsp
• Georgiahttps://etax.dor.ga.gov/WMRefund/index.aspx
• Hawaiihttps://tax.ehawaii.gov/hoihoi/refund.html
• Idahohttps://www.accessidaho.org/secure/istc/refund/status.html
• Illinoishttps://www.revenue.state.il.us/app/refund/servlet/RefundStatus
• Indianahttps://secure.in.gov/apps/dor/tax/refund/
• Iowahttps://eservices.idrf.state.ia.us/taxrefund/index.jsp
• Kansashttps://www.kdor.org/refundstatus/default.asp
• Louisianahttps://esweb.revenue.louisiana.gov/WheresMyRefund/
• Mainehttps://portalx.bisoex.state.me.us/jav/RefundStatus_prod/
• Marylandhttps://interactive.marylandtaxes.com/RefundStatus/default.asp
• Massachusettshttps://wfb.dor.state.ma.us/webfile/wsi/
• Michiganhttp://www.michigan.gov/taxes/0,1607,7-238-43513-157514--,00.html
• Minnesota https://www.mndor.state.mn.us/wm/servlets/TaxReturnsServlet
• Mississippihttps://www.mstc.state.ms.us/IncomeInquiry/index.jsp
• Missourihttps://dors.mo.gov/tax/taxinq/welcome.jsp
• Montanahttps://tap.dor.mt.gov/mt_xwTapRfn.aspx
• Nebraskahttps://www.nebraska.gov/revenue/refund/refundstat.html
• New Mexicohttps://tap.state.nm.us/NM_xwTapRfn.aspx
• New Yorkhttps://www7.nystax.gov/PRIS/prisHome
• North Carolinahttps://eservices.dor.nc.gov/wheresmyrefund/SelectionServlet
• North Dakotahttp://www.nd.gov/tax/indincome/refundinfo/index.html
• Ohiohttps://www.tax.state.oh.us/PROD/WheresMyRefundWeb/wheresmyrefund.jsp
• Oregonhttps://secure.dor.state.or.us/refund/refund.cfm
• Pennsylvaniahttps://www.doreservices.state.pa.us/individual/RefundDefault.htm
• Rhode Islandhttps://www.ri.gov/cgi-bin/taxation/refund/status.cgi
• South Carolinahttp://www.sctax.org/Refunds/Refund+Status+Inquiry/refund.htm
• Utahhttps://tap.tax.utah.gov/UT_xwTapRfn.aspx
• Vermonthttps://secure.vermont.gov/TAX/refund/
• Virginiahttps://www.individual.tax.virginia.gov/RefundStatus.jhtml
• West Virginiahttps://www.state.wv.us/secure/tax/
• Wisconsinhttps://prd2p.it.state.wi.us/dor/faqs/inquiry.html

The following states have refund hotlines:

1. Kentucky Revenue Cabinet: (502) 564-1600http://www.revenue.ky.gov/refund.htm 
2. New Jersey Division of Taxation: (800) 323-4400http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/emailfaqs.shtml#ITRates 
3. Oklahoma Tax Commission: (800) 522-8165http://www.tax.ok.gov/phone.html 

The following states do not have a personal state income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wyoming.http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=130684,00.html 

There are several types of computer software on the market today that can assist you in filing your tax returns quickly and checking on the status of your state tax return without having to call the IRS. These include TurboTax, developed and distributed by Intuit, and TaxCut, developed and distributed by H&R Block. Each program has the option of e-filing your returns, and then automatically notifies you via e-mail as soon as your state or federal return has been accepted.www.turbotax.intuit.com www.hrblock.com