NYS Tax Refund Status: Best Time to Check Online?

NYS updates their system overnight, typically between 2am-6am EST. The best time to check is early morning, around 7am. Don't waste time checking multiple times during the day because the status won't change until the next overnight cycle. Also, NYS typically takes 2-3 weeks to process refunds if filed electronically.

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lol ur doing better than me, I filed in February and still nothing 🤡

Pro tip: sign up for email alerts instead of checking manually. NYS will email you when theres any change to your refund status.

Bruh its like watching paint dry fr fr

Anyone else notice the website is always down for maintenance on Sunday nights? 🤔

Same boat here! Filed 3 weeks ago and still stuck on "processing." Thanks for the tip about checking in the morning @Kendrick Webb - definitely gonna stop my hourly refresh habit lol. The waiting game is brutal but at least we're all suffering together 😅

Same experience here - filed my return 2 weeks ago and kept obsessively checking throughout the day with zero changes. Really helpful to know about the overnight update cycle! Going to set a morning reminder instead of checking randomly. Has anyone noticed if there's a pattern to which returns get processed faster? Mine was pretty straightforward with just W-2 income but still waiting.

Filed mine about 10 days ago and doing the exact same thing - checking constantly throughout the day like it's going to magically update! Really appreciate everyone sharing their experiences here. The overnight update schedule makes total sense, no wonder I've been seeing the same status message every time I check during work hours. Going to try the email alert suggestion too since I clearly can't trust myself to stop checking manually 😂

Been there! Filed mine 2 weeks ago and was literally refreshing every few hours like a maniac 😅 The overnight update thing is a game changer - wish they made that more obvious on their website. Also learned the hard way that weekends don't count toward processing time, so if you filed on a Friday don't expect anything until Tuesday at the earliest. The email alerts are clutch too, saves you from going insane checking manually!