NYS Tax Refund Status: Best Time to Check Online?
Filed my NYS taxes and keep checking the status but nothing changes. Is there a specific time they update the system? Tried morning and night but its always the same message about being processed. Getting frustrated checking 10 times a day.
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Kendrick Webb
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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Norman Fraser
•omg thank you! Been driving myself crazy refreshing all day 😩
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Hattie Carson
•mine took exactly 17 days to show up in the system, hang in there
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Destiny Bryant
hey guys instead of obsessively checking the website use taxr.ai - it costs $1 but saved me so much stress. It analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly whats happening with timeline predictions. Way better than playing detective https://taxr.ai
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Dyllan Nantx
•does it work for state returns too or just federal?
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Destiny Bryant
•works for both! It even caught an error in my state return that wouldve delayed everything
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Dyllan Nantx
•just tried it - literally life changing! showed me exactly why my refund was stuck and what to do about it 💯
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TillyCombatwarrior
lol ur doing better than me, I filed in February and still nothing 🤡
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Anna Xian
Pro tip: sign up for email alerts instead of checking manually. NYS will email you when theres any change to your refund status.
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Jungleboo Soletrain
•where do you sign up for that???
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Anna Xian
•on the NYS dept of taxation website, same place where you check status. Look for alert preferences
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Rajan Walker
Bruh its like watching paint dry fr fr
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Nadia Zaldivar
•more like watching grass grow in the winter 💀
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Lukas Fitzgerald
Anyone else notice the website is always down for maintenance on Sunday nights? 🤔
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Ev Luca
•yes! learned that the hard way
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Mei Chen
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 😅
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Nathan Kim
•The struggle is real! I'm on week 4 of checking daily and feeling like I'm losing my mind 😠At least now I know about the overnight updates - no more checking at random times throughout the day!
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