The Internal Revenue Service started issuing the earned income tax credit (EITC) refund from March 03, 2025, for the tax year. Individuals who have claimed the EITC on due date i.e. April 15, 2025, can anticipate getting their refund in the first week of May 2025 if the payment method is direct deposit.
The IRS releases the EITC refund within 21 days in case of an e-file with the payment method as direct deposit. Almost 70% of taxpayers have already received their Earned Income Tax Credit refund; for the remaining who claimed it around the deadline will be received in the near future.
| Refund Start Date | March 3, 2025 |
| Tax Filing Deadline | April 15, 2025 |
| Refund Type | Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) |
| Filing Method | E-File with Direct Deposit |
| Expected Refund Timeline | First week of May 2025 |
| Max. EITC Amount | $7,830 (with 3+ qualifying children) |
| Check Refund Status | Via IRS “Where’s My Refund” tool |
| Delay Contact Point | IRS at 1-800-829-1040 |
For the refund e-filed on April 15, 2025, the refund was accepted by late April 2025, as we know it hardly takes 5 to 7 days to receive the direct deposit once the refund is accepted, so the estimated date for receiving the direct deposit is in the first week of May 2025, there may be a delay by 1 to 2 day(s), because sometimes it take extra 24 hours to 48 hours to reflect in bank account.
How to check the EITC 2025 refund date?
The EITC 2025 refund is received to your bank account via direct deposit. If your tax refund is accepted by the IRS, you may check the date on which the direct deposit is going to be sent. Step-by-step instructions to check it can be found below:
- Go to the IRS’s official website.
- Click on the ‘Get your refund status.’
- Tap on the ‘Check your refund.’
- Enter your Social Security Number.
- Choose the tax year as 2024.
- Opt for the filing status as Single, Married-Filing Joint Return, Married-Filing Separate Return, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er)/Surviving Spouse.
- Enter the refund amount in $.
- Hit the Submit button.
Note: If your tax refund for tax year 2024 has been accepted by the Internal Revenue Service, you will surely see a check on which the refund is going to be sent.
EITC 2025 Refund Amount
The maximum earned income tax credit for tax year 2024 is $7,830. A taxpayer with 3 or more qualifying children can get this amount as a refund if his or her tax liability is 0 and the adjusted gross income doesn’t exceed the limit set by the Internal Revenue Service.
A taxpayer may get at least $632 if he or she has filed as single, head of household, married filing separately, widowed, or married filing jointly without claiming any child and his or her tax liability is 0. You may get more details about the EITC 2025 refund by going through the tabulated data.
| Number of Qualifying Children | Adjusted Gross Income | Maximum Credit | |
| Single, Head of Household, or Widowed | Married Filing Jointly | ||
| None | $18,591 | $25,511 | $632 |
| One | $49,084 | $56,004 | $4,213 |
| Two | $55,768 | $62,688 | $6,960 |
| Three or More | $59,899 | $66,819 | $7,830 |
What after the EITC refund 2025 is delayed?
The EITC refunds are usually received within three weeks after the e-filing, if the required time has passed and you haven’t received the direct deposit of the earned income tax credit (EITC) for the tax year 2024, you need to get it in touch with the representatives of the Internal Revenue Service.
If you have opted for the payment method as a paper check to get the EITC refund, you may have to wait for more than usual, sometimes it takes more than a week to be received in the paper check. If everything is okay with your tax return, you needn’t worry; it may be delayed due to the technical error.