The IRS only updates your refund status information once per week on Wednesdays. If you e-file your tax return, wait at least 72 hours from the date the IRS confirms receipt of your return before checking your refund status, and at least three weeks if you mail the return instead.

What time is the IRS Refund site updated?

Use the Where's My Refund tool or the IRS2Go mobile app to check your refund online. This is the fastest and easiest way to track your refund. The systems are updated once every 24 hours. You can call the IRS to check on the status of your refund.

How often is the IRS Refund Status updated 2020?

"Where's My Refund" is updated no more than once every 24 hours, usually overnight, so taxpayers don't need to check the status more often.