When do you get your Federal Income Tax Return?

Question

I am just wondering around what month is the usual time. Also, what percent back do you get?

Answer 1

The paperwork for your 2007 tax return will start to appear in places like the post office (or the IRS website) at the end of the year. I usually get my blank form in the mail sometime in early January (the form with the sticker-label). You can file your 2007 return as early as January of 2008 (assuming that you have your W-2's and 1099's.

You get a refund if you paid in more than you owed.

The tax rates for 2007 can be found at the IRS site:

http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=164272,00.html

Answer 2

You don't "get" a tax return, you FILE a tax return. You may or may not get a refund depending upon the numbers. If you overpaid your tax liability you'll get the excess refunded to you. If you underpaid, you'll have a bill to pay.

Returns are due by April 15th for the prior calendar year.

There is no meaningful average refund. Your individual tax situation is the only thing that matters.

Answer 3

If you have a refund coming, you usually get it within two weeks if you e-file, within three if you file by mail, unless something is questioned on your return.

You only get a refund if you overpaid through the year with your withholding, so there isn't any percent that's usual. If you didn't overpay, you don't get a refund.

Answer 4

I filed online with Taxslayer and got my refund in 2 weeks, way back in early Feb

Answer 5

umm, depends on when you file your return. filed in January and got it back in late February. And you don't get back a percentage. Its based on much more than a flat %.

Answer 6

its always after you get your w-2 too clam taxes on how much you made the year before.and it depends on how much income you have and how many dependents you have usually after January..

Answer 7

well im still waiting on my 2005 so my answer is you never get them back

the government rapes you until you cant move ;)