• Prior year tax liability.
• An error on the return or flagged for review for other reasons.
• Time allowed for processing the return. May take several weeks.
• Your tax return has not been received.
• If you or your spouse owe money to the IRS, federal, state, money for back child support, third party or money for overpayment or public assistance, the state may retain all or part of your refund. The state may satisfy certain types of debt including child support and some garnishments this way. If this happens, you will receive a letter stating the tax refund, the amount applied and to whom or what debt it was applied. Depending upon the amount owed, there could be no state or IRS tax refund due you.
• State or IRS tax refund is being applied to your next year’s taxes.

In Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming, you are not required to file a State income tax return. You only need to file your Federal Income Tax Return with the IRS.

It can take up to 90 days to process your return and issue your state or IRS tax refund, depending on when and how it was filed. If you e-filed your return, you should have your refund in 7 to 21 days.

• A mailed paper return on or near April 15, may take considerably longer to process.
• You have a new address.
• You owe state taxes for other years
• You owe state or IRS tax debts
• The routing number and/or bank account numbers for your financial institution were incorrect on your return.
• Errors on your state or IRS tax return

Request direct deposit. This is the fastest way to get your state taxes refund.