If your state or federal income tax returns indicate that you are going to be receiving a tax refund this year, you can check the status of your refund over the internet using a service offered by New York State and the federal governments. The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allow individuals to track the status of their tax refunds online through their respective web sites. The IRS also allows individuals who are entitled to the federal government’s "stimulus payment" to track the status of their payment online.
You can track the status of these payments by following the directions attached below.
NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX REFUND
To check the status of your New York State income tax refund for the 2007 tax year, visit
To get to your New York State income tax refund information, be ready to enter your:
Social Security Number
The tax form type filed (ex. IT-150, IT-201, IT-203, IT-205, IT-214)
FEDERAL TAX REFUND
To check the status of your federal tax refund for the 2007 federal tax year, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website.
To get to your personal refund information, be ready to enter your:
Social Security Number (or IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)
Filing status (Single, Married Filing Joint Return, Married Filing Separate Return, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er))
Exact refund amount shown on your return
FEDERAL STIMULUS PAYMENT
To view the stimulus payment schedule for federal tax returns Processed by April 15, 2007, visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website.
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