Check your clients' refund status online. (IRS News).

Access the IRS' secure website to find out if returns have been received and whether or not refunds have been processed and sent to your clients.

To obtain an online refund status report, you'll need to provide the following:

* Social Security Number (or IRS Individual Tax Identification Number);

* Filing status

Filing Status

The category defining the type of tax-return form an individual will use. The filing status is closely tied to marital status. These are five filing statuses:

1. Single individual.
2. Married persons filing jointly or surviving spouse.
3. Married persons filing separately.
4. Head of households.
5. Qualifying window(er) with dependent child.; and

* Refund amount.

Go to https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/getrefundstatus.jsp.

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