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IRS tax refund: What are the causes of delays and how to prevent them?

Taxpayers may now stay up to speed on the status of their tax refund with the use of a new tool.

The “Where’s My Refund?” application is the most practical way to check the status of tax refunds for 2022, 2021, and 2020, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Causes Of Tax Refund Delay

A taxpayer’s Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification number, filing status, and the exact whole dollar amount of their anticipated refund from the original tax return for the year they’re reviewing are required fields on the “Where’s My Refund?