IRS EITC Refund Schedule 2025: Direct Deposit and Paper Check Date!

The IRS will start releasing the EITC refund for the tax year 2024 most probably from February 27, 2025, via direct deposit, and those who have opted for the paper check may have two more 7 to 10 days. The Earned Income Tax Credit Refund will be received by February 27, 2025, only for those filers whose return will be accepted by February 17, 2025.

The Internal Revenue Service will start processing the refund for Earned Income Tax Credit after February 15, 2025, and the PATH (Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes) Act is lifted on this date. Individuals who will have e-filed for EITC tax refund in the initial stage will be able to check the filing status from February 17, 2025.

IRS EITC Refund Schedule 2025

The IRS doesn’t release the refund schedule, EITC refunds are received within 10 days via direct deposit after getting accepted; and incase of paper checks, it takes times upto two to three weeks to be received. You may check the expected date to receive the EITC refund via direct deposit and paper check by going through the table below.

IRS EITC Refund Amount for tax year 2024 (Tax Season 2025)

The Earned Income Tax Credit refund amount ranges from $632 to $7,830 for eligible taxpayers, a taxpayer with no children is going to get $632, and an individual/couple with 3 or more children will receive the $7,830, you may check the more details about it by going through the tabulated data.

IRS EITC Refund Status 

The EITC refund status is going to be available from February 17, 2025, for tax year 2024, individuals will be able to check it using the ‘Where’s My Refund?’ toll and IRS2GO application. Individuals who will have filed the Earned Income Tax Credit refund electronically will be able to check it within 24 hours, for the refund after February 15, 2025.

Those who will e-file for the EITC refund on or before February 15, 2025, will have to wait until February 17, 2025, to check the return filing status.

The step-by-step instructions to check the IRS Earned Income Tax Credit refund status, you are going to go through the step-by-step instructions available below.

1). Go to the official website of the Internal Revenue Service at irs.gov/.

2). Lookout for an option that reads ‘Where’s My Refund?’ under the section of Tools and Application, tap on it.

3). Now, you will see an option that reads ‘Check your refund,’ tap on it and get redirected to the next webpage.

4). Now, you have to enter/choose your Social Security Number, Tax Year, Filing Status, and Refund Amount and then hit the Submit button.

After going through the above mentioned step-by-step instructions, you will have successfully checked that your tax refund is Received, Accepted or Sent by the Internal Revenue Service.