Taxes 2026: Here’s when to expect your refund

According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), when someone gets the refund depends on how they filed their taxes.

If you filed by direct deposit — which the agency calls “the best and fastest way to get your tax refund” — you’ll get your refund in less than 21 days from filing. If you filed by paper, refunds typically arrive six weeks after the fact.

Should you find a mistake after you’ve filed your taxes, the IRS states you might need to fix your return. This can be done within three years after the original return was filed, or two after the date you paid whatever taxes you owed.

Axios reports that the average tax refund increased by 11 percent in comparison to last year, rising from $3,116 to $3,462.Total refunds have hit about $241.7 billion, also up by 14.5 percent in comparison to last year.

However, Axios notes that the typical increases is $300, and not the $700 max that many taxpayers expected.

“In general, filers are expected to see bigger refunds or a lower balance due,” Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA and TurboTax expert, informed the publication.

You can also check the status of your refund with the IRS’s “Where’s my refund?” tool.

Source: PennLive