The extension deadline to file tax refund for tax year 2024 is October 15, 2025, taxpayers who have filed their refund after the regular deadline i.e. April 15, 2025, can anticipate getting the tax refund within 21 days. According to the IRS 90% of refunds which are filed electronically are received within 3 weeks, stay tuned to learn more details about it.
Only those taxpayers are going to get the IRS tax refund 2025 within three weeks whose return will be accepted within 3 to 5 days after the e-filing. If there will be any error on the refund your tax return may be rejected by the IRS. Once the refund is accepted by IRS, the direct deposit is released within 7 days, and then it takes upto 72 hours to be received in the bank account.
Extension Refund Schedule
If you are among those taxpayers who have filed their refund for the tax year 2024 on or after April 16, 2025, you may check the estimated date to get the direct deposit by going through the tabulated data.
| Refund Filed | Refund Accepted | Refund Released | Refund Received |
| 16 April 2025 | 19–21 April 2025 | 26–28 April 2025 | 29 April–1 May 2025 |
| 20 April 2025 | 23–25 April 2025 | 30 Apr–2 May 2025 | 3–5 May 2025 |
| 24 April 2025 | 27–29 April 2025 | 4–6 May 2025 | 7–9 May 2025 |
| 28 April 2025 | 1–3 May 2025 | 8–10 May 2025 | 11–13 May 2025 |
| 2 May 2025 | 5–7 May 2025 | 12–14 May 2025 | 15–17 May 2025 |
| 6 May 2025 | 9–11 May 2025 | 16–18 May 2025 | 19–21 May 2025 |
| 10 May 2025 | 13–15 May 2025 | 20–22 May 2025 | 23–25 May 2025 |
| 14 May 2025 | 17–19 May 2025 | 24–26 May 2025 | 27–29 May 2025 |
| 18 May 2025 | 21–23 May 2025 | 28–30 May 2025 | 31 May–2 June 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | 25–27 May 2025 | 1–3 June 2025 | 4–6 June 2025 |
| 26 May 2025 | 29–31 May 2025 | 5–7 June 2025 | 8–10 June 2025 |
| 30 May 2025 | 2–4 June 2025 | 8–10 June 2025 | 11–13 June 2025 |
| 3 June 2025 | 6–8 June 2025 | 11–13 June 2025 | 14–16 June 2025 |
| 7 June 2025 | 10–12 June 2025 | 15–17 June 2025 | 18–20 June 2025 |
| 11 June 2025 | 14–16 June 2025 | 18–20 June 2025 | 21–23 June 2025 |
| 15 June 2025 | 18–20 June 2025 | 22–24 June 2025 | 25–27 June 2025 |
| 19 June 2025 | 22–24 June 2025 | 26–28 June 2025 | 29 June–1 July 2025 |
| 23 June 2025 | 26–28 June 2025 | 30 June–2 July 2025 | 3–5 July 2025 |
| 27 June 2025 | 30 June–2 July 2025 | 4–6 July 2025 | 7–9 July 2025 |
| 1 July 2025 | 4–6 July 2025 | 8–10 July 2025 | 11–13 July 2025 |
Within 3 to 5 days after the refund e-filing one may check the exact date for the release of direct deposit by checking the refund status; the date for release of the direct deposit is shown only if the refund is accepted by the IRS. Make sure to wait for upto 72 hours to get direct deposit after the release of refund, in some cases it even takes 96 hours, so be patient.
How to check the Refund Status?
In order to check the Extension Refund Status, you need to go through the step-by-step instructions available below.
- Navigate to the official website of the Internal Revenue Service, which is accessible at https://irs.gov/.
- Find an option that reads ‘Get your refund status,’ and click on it and get redirected to the next page.
- Now, you will see an option that reads ‘Check Refund Status,’ hit on it and get redirected to the next page.
- Lastly, you have private required details such as SSN, Tax Credit, Filing Status and Refund Amount and hit the Submit button.
Once you have gone through the step-by-step instructions above you will successfully have checked that your tax return for tax 2024 is Received, Accepted or Sent.
What if rejected?
By checking the IRS Tax Refund, if you come to know that your tax return for tax year 2024 has been rejected by the IRS, you needn’t to worry, the thing you have to do is to submit the amended return. Make sure to file your amended tax year electronically by providing each and every single detail accurately, if there will be any error it will be rejected again.
You may e-file the amended federal refund for tax year 2024 using the IRS Free File or any other filing software which is convenient for you. Before filling the amended tax return make sure to get it in touch with a tax professional to make sure that you are e-filing the refund correctly.