How do I replace a lost or damaged tax refund check?

How do I replace a lost or damaged tax refund check? For damaged tax refund checks, please contact the IRS or your state tax agency, as appropriate. If you lost your IRS refund check (or failed to cash it in before the 1-year expiration date), call the IRS at 1-800-829-1954 to initiate a refund trace.

How to get a refund from the IRS?

Download and complete the Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund (PDF) or the IRS can issue you a Form 3911 to get the replacement process started. Your claim for a missing refund is processed one of two ways: If the check wasn’t cashed, you’ll receive a replacement check once the original check is canceled.

How can I find out if my tax return is missing?

However, if you filed a married filing jointly return, you can’t initiate a trace using the automated systems. Download and complete the Form 3911, Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund PDF or the IRS can send you a Form 3911 to get the replacement process started. Your claim for a missing refund is processed one of two ways:

How long will it take the IRS to review my refund?

When the IRS processes your tax return and approves your refund, you can see your actual personalized refund date. Even though the IRS issues most refunds in less than 21 days after we receive your tax return, it’s possible your tax return may require additional review and take longer.

If you lost your IRS refund check (or failed to cash it in before the 1-year expiration date), call the IRS at 1-800-829-1954 to initiate a refund trace. The Bureau of Fiscal Service may need to review your claim before they can re-issue your IRS refund check, which can take up to 6 weeks to complete.

What to do if your refund check is lost or stolen?

If your refund check was lost, stolen, destroyed or not received and has not been cashed, we can normally provide a replacement within six to eight weeks. If your refund check has been cashed, you will receive a photocopy of the check and a Form 1133, from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) to initiate a claim. What is a Current Address?

How long does it take to replace a refund check?

If your refund check was lost, stolen, destroyed or not received and has not been cashed, we can normally provide a replacement within six to eight weeks.

Where do I Send my tax refund replacement check?

The form must be completed and mailed or faxed to the specified IRS office. If you filed a joint return, both spouses must sign the Form 3911 to certify a claim for a replacement check.

What to do if bank won’t Honor your state refund check?

If the bank won’t honor your state refund check, you can request a new one through your state’s Department of Revenue. You’ll need to verify your identify and possibly have your spouse cosign if it was from a joint return. It may take several weeks or months to get a replacement check.

What to do if your tax return was stolen?

Before you panic believing the check has been stolen in the mail, you should either check your refund status at “ Where’s My Refund? online or call 800-829-4477 to verify that your refund has, in fact, been issued and mailed to you. You will need to know your social security number and the exact amount of the expected refund with either option.

What to do with an uncashed tax refund check?

If you received Form DTF-32, Notice to Owner of an Uncashed Check, and you still have your tax refund check, cash it now. If you do not have your tax refund check and need a replacement, complete, sign, and return Form DTF-32 in the enclosed envelope no later than the response date on the form.

What do I need to do a refund replacement?

To correctly process your claim for a replacement check your current address is required. Enter your current address number in the space provided. What is the Bureau of the Fiscal Service? The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) is an agency within the Treasury Department that issues and maintains records relating to all checks issued by IRS.

What happens if my refund check is not cashed?

If your refund check has been cashed, you will receive a photocopy of the check and a Form 1133, from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) to initiate a claim. What is a Current Address? If your refund check was lost, stolen, destroyed or not received and has not been cashed you may qualify for a replacement check.

What happens if you lose your tax return check?

The longer you wait, the more difficult it becomes for the IRS to track the check and get your money to you. These are the steps you need to take. Lost checks are, indeed, frustrating, but it does happen.