CA State Tax Refund Direct Deposit Time - Just Hit at 7:37PM
My California state refund just dropped in my account at 7:37pm. Been checking all day like crazy and finally got it! For anyone else waiting, keep checking your accounts because they're definitely processing refunds after normal business hours.
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Liam McConnell
Yes, California FTB processes refunds 24/7, including weekends. The actual deposit time depends on your bank's processing schedule. Some banks post immediately, others wait until their next business day cycle.
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Amara Oluwaseyi
•wait fr? i thought they only did it during business hours 🤔
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Liam McConnell
•Yep! Their automated systems run constantly. That's why some people wake up to deposits at 2am or get them randomly throughout the day.
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CosmicCaptain
Hey guys while were talking about refunds, I found this tool called taxr.ai that helps track both federal and state refunds. Its only $1 and honestly saved me from constantly checking my account. https://taxr.ai
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Giovanni Rossi
•Does it work for CA returns too? Or just federal?
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CosmicCaptain
•Works for both! It analyzes your transcript and gives you super specific updates. Way better than the 'still processing' message we usually get 💯
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Giovanni Rossi
•just tried it and omg where has this been all my life?? It literally told me exactly why my refund was delayed and what to do about it!
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Fatima Al-Maktoum
Which bank do you use? Still waiting on mine 😫
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Dylan Mitchell
brb checking my account for the 500th time today lol
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Sofia Gutierrez
•Same boat fam. My refresh button bout to break 🤣
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Dmitry Petrov
Filed in March still nothing smh the system is broken fr fr
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StarSurfer
•March? Try January 😤 were all 🤡 waiting on these refunds
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Ava Martinez
mine hit last week same time! looks like they do evening batch processing
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Carmen Reyes
Congrats on getting your refund! 🎉 This is super helpful info - I had no idea CA processed refunds outside business hours. I filed last month and have been obsessively checking during the day only. Definitely going to start checking evenings too now. Thanks for sharing the exact time!
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Evelyn Kelly
•Right?! I was doing the same thing - only checking during normal hours like 9-5. Had no clue they processed stuff at night too. This gives me hope that mine might actually show up soon since I've been missing all the evening drops 🤞
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CosmicCaptain
This is so helpful! I've been waiting on mine for weeks and only checking during the day. Going to set some evening reminders now. Did you get any notification from your bank or just happened to check at the right time?
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Alice Fleming
•I just randomly checked my account around dinner time and boom! No notification from my bank unfortunately - they usually don't send alerts for direct deposits until the next morning. But definitely start checking evenings! Seems like CA does a lot of their processing after hours when the servers aren't as busy.
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Natalie Khan
This is actually really good to know! I've been one of those people refreshing constantly during work hours thinking that's when everything gets processed. Just filed my CA return two weeks ago and haven't seen anything yet, but now I know to check in the evenings too. Thanks for posting the exact time - gives me a better idea of when to actually look instead of just randomly checking all day 😅
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