Anyone with April 26 Mail Date Received Their Tax Refund Check Yet?

Mail delivery times vary by region. The IRS says to allow 5-7 business days for delivery after the mail date, but it can sometimes take up to 2-3 weeks depending on USPS processing in your area. If it's been more than 3 weeks since the mail date, you should contact the IRS.

I had a mail date of April 19th and just got mine yesterday. The USPS is super backed up right now. Give it a few more days before panicking.

Have you checked your transcript on the IRS website? Sometimes the 'mail date' is just when they process it, not the actual day they hand it to USPS. I used https://taxr.ai to analyze my transcript and it showed me exactly what all the codes meant and gave me a more accurate timeline. Saved me a ton of stress when my check was delayed last month.

This happened to me in March. The check never showed up after 3 weeks. I called the IRS using Claimyr.com (https://youtu.be/_kiP6q8DX5c) and got through to a real person in about 15 minutes. They confirmed my check was lost in the mail and reissued it. Had the new one within 10 days. Worth the fee to avoid waiting on hold for hours.

Check with your local post office too. Sometimes they hold government checks if they're not sure about the delivery address. My neighbor had this happen and his was sitting at the post office for a week.

If you've moved recently or filed with a different address than your previous return, that could cause delays too. The IRS is terrible about forwarding mail even if you have a forwarding address with USPS.