How to Check Your State Tax Refund Status

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

E-filing your state tax return, if possible, generally speeds up the processing of your refund. If you have e-filed your return, you may be able to find out your refund status within as little 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 need when you are checking the status of your tax refund 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 obtain 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 help you to not only file your tax returns quickly, but that also help you check on the status of your state tax return without having to call the IRS. This includes programs like 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 notifying you via e-mail as soon as your state or federal return has been accepted.www.turbotax.intuit.com www.hrblock.com