IRS tax refund may arrive sooner than you think. Here’s a schedule for when you can expect your check or direct deposit.

The IRS started accepting 2024 tax returns on Jan. 27, and the agency posted the first statistics from tax season 2025 last Friday, Feb. 7. This year's numbers show that the agency has already processed more than 11 million returns and issued more than 3.2 million tax refunds.

IRS Income Tax Refund Schedule 2025 is here, and taxpayers are eager to know when they will receive their refunds. The IRS typically processes refunds within 10 to 21 days, but factors like filing method,