2013 IRS e-file Refund Cycle Chart for Tax Year 2012
2012 IRS e-file cycle chart and payment information.
Direct Deposit and Check date’s below. Please see disclaimer.
| IRS accepts your return (by 11:00 am) between…* | Projected Direct Deposit Sent* | Projected Paper Check Mailed* | ||||
January 30, 2013 |
2/6/2013 |
2/8/2013 |
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January 31 |
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February 6, 2013 |
2/13/2013 |
2/15/2013 |
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February 9 |
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February 15, 2013 |
2/20/2013 |
2/22/2013 |
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February 16 |
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February 20, 2013 |
2/27/2013 |
3/1/2013 |
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February 23 |
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February 27, 2013 |
3/6/2013 |
3/8/2013 |
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March 1 |
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March 6, 2013 |
3/13/2013 |
3/15/2013 |
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March 8 |
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March 13, 2013 |
3/20/2013 |
3/22/2013 |
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March 15 |
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March 20, 2013 |
3/27/2013 |
3/29/2013 |
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March 22 |
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March 27, 2013 |
4/3/2013 |
4/5/2013 |
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March 29 |
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April 3, 2013 |
4/10/2013 |
4/12/2013 |
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April 5 |
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April 10, 2013 |
4/17/2013 |
4/19/2013 |
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April 12 |
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April 17, 2013 |
4/24/2013 |
4/26/2013 |
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April 19 |
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April 24, 2013 |
5/1/2013 |
5/3/2013 |
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April 26 |
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May 1, 2013 |
5/8/2013 |
5/10/2013 |
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May 3 |
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May 8, 2013 |
5/15/2013 |
5/17/2013 |
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May 10 |
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May 15, 2013 |
5/22/2013 |
5/24/2013 |
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May 17 |
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May 22, 2013 |
5/29/2013 |
5/31/2013 |
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May 24 |
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May 29, 2013 |
6/5/2013 |
6/7/2013 |
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May 31 |
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June 5, 2013 |
6/12/2013 |
6/14/2013 |
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June 7 |
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June 12, 2013 |
6/19/2013 |
6/21/2013 |
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June 14 |
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June 19, 2013 |
6/26/2013 |
6/28/2013 |
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June 21 |
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June 26, 2013 |
7/3/2013 |
7/5/2013 |
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June 28 |
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July 3, 2013 |
7/10/2013 |
7/12/2013 |
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July 5 |
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July 10, 2013 |
7/17/2013 |
7/19/2013 |
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July 12 |
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July 17, 2013 |
7/24/2013 |
7/26/2013 |
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July 19 |
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July 24, 2013 |
7/31/2013 |
8/2/2013 |
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July 26 |
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July 31, 2013 |
8/7/2013 |
8/9/2013 |
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August 2 |
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August 7, 2013 |
8/14/2013 |
8/16/2013 |
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August 9 |
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August 14, 2013 |
8/21/2013 |
8/23/2013 |
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August 16 |
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August 21, 2013 |
8/28/2013 |
8/30/2013 |
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August 23 |
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August 28, 2013 |
9/4/2013 |
9/6/2013 |
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August 30 |
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September 4, 2013 |
9/11/2013 |
9/13/2013 |
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September 6 |
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September 11, 2013 |
9/18/2013 |
9/20/2013 |
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September 13 |
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September 18, 2013 |
9/25/2013 |
9/27/2013 |
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September 20 |
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September 25, 2013 |
10/2/2013 |
10/4/2013 |
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September 27 |
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October 2, 2013 |
10/9/2013 |
10/11/2013 |
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October 4 |
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October 9, 2013 |
10/16/2013 |
10/18/2013 |
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October 11 |
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October 16, 2013 |
10/23/2013 |
10/25/2013 |
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October 18 |
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October 23, 2013 |
10/30/2013 |
11/1/2013 |
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October 25 |
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October 30, 2013 |
11/6/2013 |
11/8/2013 |
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November 1 |
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November 6, 2013 |
11/13/2013 |
11/15/2013 |
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November 8 |
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November 13, 2013 |
11/20/2013 |
11/22/2013 |
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November 15 |
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November 20, 2013 |
11/27/2013 |
11/29/2013 |
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November 22 |
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November 27, 2013 |
12/4/2013 |
12/6/2013 |
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November 29 |
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December 4, 2013 |
12/11/2013 |
12/13/2013 |
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December 6 |
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December 11, 2013 |
12/18/2013 |
12/20/2013 |
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December 13 |
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December 18, 2013 |
12/25/2013 |
12/27/2013 |
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December 20 |
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December 25, 2013 |
1/1/2014 |
1/3/2014 |
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*These are only estimates, the I.R.S. has refused to give exact dates to new audit process. There are no guarantees with the I.R.S this year, but one thing is for sure. The earlier you file, the earlier you will receive a return. Contact us today for more details and to schedule your early tax appointment.
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December 27th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Can you please tell me the exactly starting date to e-file my taxes
thank you
December 28th, 2012 at 1:37 am
You can start e-filing as of January 3rd. It will not be processed until January 22nd though.
December 30th, 2012 at 3:19 am
[...] about the Refund Calendar from the I.R.S. To see the dates that checks will be refunded, click here. We will actually be able to start filing on January 3rd 2013. This is the date that all of the tax [...]
January 2nd, 2013 at 12:20 am
Did anyone else notice that there is no Feb.29th this year and that is a payment date? That will throw all the payment dates after Feb. 22nd off…
January 3rd, 2013 at 4:56 pm
Chart is not accurate the projected mail check dates are on a Sunday. and the projected direct deposit date is 5days after efile starts.
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:31 pm
Amy the 29th of Feb is the cutoff date for IRS to accept not a payment date…are you blonde? The problem with the above table is, are you ready..there is no refund date for the first week of Feb and no listing for IRS accepting your return between Jan. 24 and Jan. 27. And as far as I have been able to determine IRS has not published a refund cycle chart yet. This is due to fiscal cliff BS I believe.
January 3rd, 2013 at 8:39 pm
Amy there is no Feb 29th payment date, it is listed as an acceptance cut off date. But still I get your point. Plus from what I understand IRS won’t be issuing a refund cycle chart this year as they working on fraud.
“When can I expect to receive my refund?” is the most frequently asked question of a tax preparer. This year your tax preparer may not be able to give you an answer. The IRS is not producing a 2013 IRS e-file refund cycle chart for tax preparers to answer the question. The commonly used chart has been discontinued and Publication 2043 has been dramatically revised due to IRS uncertainty about issuing refunds. The IRS states “In a change from previous filing seasons, taxpayers won’t get an estimated refund date right away.” From a customer service standpoint, this presents a problem in managing your clients expectations. The IRS states that “most taxpayers will have their refunds within 23 days”, a significant delay from recent years.
The delay in issuing refunds is due to a new processing method with an emphasis on fraud. The IRS’s new processing method includes multiple fraud checks based on the information in your tax return. Tax returns will be analyzed for what the IRS calls “incoming transactions” and placed in a different category for funding. The IRS has not stated what denotes an incoming transaction but it could be anything from a change in dependents to a change in address. “The IRS has fraud filters built into their new system and they don’t truly know what category the tax returns will fall into based on the filters in place at the time of review and how many returns are going to be delayed. Those filters could change throughout the tax season” says Joseph Mahaffey, CPA. “The IRS’s priority has shifted from getting you your refund quickly to fraud prevention and identity theft.”
Tax preparer advocacy groups are displeased with the lack of information available to them by the IRS. The National Association of Registered Tax Return Preparers believes the taxpayer needs to know when to expect a refund and has taken action to provide NARTRP members with an answer. Based on extensive research of IRS and TIGTA reports of the new processing system, they have developed their own refund cycle chart to provide refund dates. President of the NARTRP, Andy Carter, remarks, “We think the IRS should not keep the tax preparer in the dark. Giving your client a date to put on the calendar is an important service provided by the tax preparer. A refund date manages your client’s expectations and prevents premature follow-up calls. We believe our refund cycle chart can accurately predict most refund dates.”
Oh and to Hot Springs tax service I can work for you, I have passed EA exam.
January 3rd, 2013 at 11:12 pm
The Tax Schedule has been updated. So sorry for any information that was incorrect on it.
January 4th, 2013 at 3:24 pm
Mr. Pennington great job on the updating. Takes a humble person to say they are sorry and admit mistakes. My hat is off to you!
January 9th, 2013 at 7:44 pm
[...] Income Tax Refund Calendar 2012 is now available on our affiliate website. [...]
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:22 pm
I found this E-File Schedule when I did a search for it on Google. It appears to be the only one out there. I just wanted to let everyone know that this schedule appears to be VERY ACCURATE!! My return was accepted on Jan 24th. I checked the IRS “Where’s My Return” Website today, and it said that my funds would be deposited into my bank on February 6th. Which is EXACTLY what the Schedule above indicated. Therefore, I think they did a great job posting this Schedule. I’m not saying it’s 100% correct, but it WAS CORRECT for my refund. My advice would definitely be… trust this Schedule. Thanks to those of you that posted it!!
February 3rd, 2013 at 3:20 pm
I don’t know how well “where’s my refund” is working! I have been using it to check my status! and when I went to check my status, it asked me for the date I filed, which it did not do before, and now its going back to saying its still being “processed” I filed on the 17th, IRS accepted it on the 25th, so i’m guessing I may be waiting 23 days before I see a direct deposit! good luck everyone!
February 4th, 2013 at 9:52 pm
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February 5th, 2013 at 6:13 pm
I do taxes and one of my first clients of the year was accepted on the 22nd and received their refund on Feb 1. Another was accepted on the 28th and received her refund yesterday, I have 3 more due Thurs the 7th. So it is all over the place.
February 6th, 2013 at 3:00 pm
HI,WHAT IS THE TIME THAT THEY DEPOSIT THE REFUND?
February 7th, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Usually around 12am. It has been very sporadic this year though.
February 10th, 2013 at 8:31 am
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February 12th, 2013 at 8:05 am
Where My Refund? I have been using the irs.gov and the phone number and still have not heard anything back on my taxes and my taxes were accepted on the 25th after 12pm, so does this mean that my acceptance date is the 30th or 31st because the irs did not start processing until the 30th!
February 12th, 2013 at 10:31 am
My date says the 02/13/2013 I sure hope its that date..
February 13th, 2013 at 9:25 am
They acceptance date should of been the 30th. Did you receive any kind of email from the IRS or your tax software? That day was your acceptance day.
February 13th, 2013 at 9:25 am
That is if the IRS accepted your return last week. It is not from the date that you submitted your return.
February 14th, 2013 at 10:36 am
My tax software says it was accepted on the 25th, and I have yet to see an approve or direct deposit date on “where’s my refund” nor Have I received anything type of notice by mail!
February 14th, 2013 at 11:01 am
Give the IRS a call. IRS Refund Hotline number is 800-829-1954 .
February 14th, 2013 at 12:28 pm
My tax return was accepted by IRS on 01/31/2013. “where’s my refund” webpage only shows that the return was accepted. No approval yet. I tried to call 800-829-1954 which is automated response phone line. It provides the same information as on the “where’s my refund” webpage. So no help. To speak with a live person I called 1-800-829-0582 ext 462 and had to wait on hold for about 25 minutes. The agent that I spoke with verified that my tax return is “being processed” and I should get my refund within 21 days after acceptance. They would not give me anything other specific information as to when or how soon. In other words don’t bother until it has been 21 days after acceptance..
February 14th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
I guess it pays to have a PTIN. I would be glad to call for you guys, if I had of filed them for you.
February 14th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
@Ivan, thats what they told me too! lol!
February 18th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
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March 16th, 2013 at 5:35 pm
Can someone please help? I filed on March 7 and was accepted within 20 minutes. This cycle chart above omits anyone who was accepted on a Thursday. What is the expected date if I was accepted Thursday, March 7?