5 On Your Side: How to track your tax refund

AWARENESS WILL HELP EASE

FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS THAT MANY

NORTH CAROLINIANS FACE.

>> NO MATTER WHEN YOU FILED

YOUR TAXES, IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE

GETTING A RETURN, IT CAN'T COME

SOON ENOUGH. RIGHT? 5 ON YOUR

SIDE'S KEELY. ARTHUR SHARES HOW

TO TRACK THE STATUS OF YOUR

STATE AND FEDERAL TAX RETURNS.

>> MOST REFUNDS ARE ISSUED IN

LESS THAN 21 CALENDAR DAYS.

TAXPAYERS WHO FILE

ELECTRONICALLY WILL TYPICALLY

GET AN UPDATED STATUS. 24 HOURS

WITHIN FILING, IT TAKES ABOUT

4 WEEKS FOR THE SAME

INFORMATION TO BE AVAILABLE

FOR THOSE FILING PAPER RETURNS.

HERE'S HOW TO CHECK. GO TO

WHERE'S MY REFUND TOOL ON IRS

DOT GOV. THE IRIS UPDATES.

THE WHERE'S MY REFUND TOOL.

ONCE-DAILY USUALLY OVERNIGHT.

SO THERE'S NO NEED TO CHECK

REFUND STATUS AS MULTIPLE TIMES

A DAY TO CHECK REFUND STATUS.

TAXPAYERS WILL NEED SOCIAL

SECURITY OR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER

ID NUMBERS FILING STATUS AND

THE EXACT REFUND AMOUNT.

SEVERAL FACTORS MAY AFFECT THE

TIMING OF THE REFUND DELIVERY,

INCLUDING FILING INCOMPLETE

OR INACCURATE RETURN

CORRECTIONS TO THE EARNED

INCOME TAX CREDIT OR ADDITIONAL

CHILD TAX CREDIT AND THANKING

PROCESSING AND POSTING TIMES

THE IRS WILL CONTACT TAXPAYERS

BY MAIL IF MORE INFORMATION

IS NEEDED TO PROCESS OF RETURN

TO CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR

STATE RETURN GO-TO NCD OR DOT

GOV. SLASH REFUND. CLICK, CHECK

YOUR REFUND STATUS TYPE IN YOUR

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND

RETURN AMOUNT AND THEN HIT

SUBMIT KEELY ARTHUR 5 ON YOUR

SIDE.

AND THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF

HURRICANE HELENE, NORTH

CAROLINA, TAXPAYERS ACTUALLY

HAVE UNTIL MAY FIRST TO FILE

THEIR STATE AND FEDERAL TAX

RETURNS FOR MORE INFORMATION,