IRS Estimated Tax Payment Dates 2025 for General and ACTC/EITC Refunds!

The tax season 2025 is all set to begin from January 21, 2025, that is, the IRS will start accepting the returns for tax year 2024. Those who e-file will get the tax refund within three weeks through the direct deposit, and tax filers who have opted for a paper check will receive in the mailbox most probably within four weeks.

IRS Estimated Tax Payment Dates 2025 

The Internal Revenue Service processes the tax return within 21 days for the refunds, which are e-filed. Those tax refunds will be accepted on January 21, 2025, are likely to get the refund via direct deposit by February 14, 2025, and the paper check is likely to be released by February 21, 2025. 

Those who will claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit with refunds for tax year 2024 are likely to get the payout via direct deposit by February 27, 2025, only if their tax refund has been accepted by February 15, 2025. 

The Internal Revenue Service process refunds from February 17 for taxpayers who also claim ACTC/EITC, because the PATH Act stops the IRS from releasing any refunds which are claimed with Additional Child Tax Credit or Earned Income Tax Credit.

IRS General Tax Refund Payout Schedule 2025

The Internal Revenue Service will release the tax refund via direct deposit by February 14, 2025 for taxpayers who will have e-filed the return in the initial stage.

There is a high speculation that those whose tax refund will be accepted by January 21, 2025, will get the refund within three weeks if they have opted the payment method as Direct Deposit, for the paper check opter, it will be received via February 21, 2025.

You may go through the tabulated data to check the expected date to receive the direct deposit and paper check based on your refund acceptance date by the Internal Revenue Service.

IRS EITC/ACTC Payout Date for tax year 2024

The IRS will start releasing the tax return from 27 February 2025 for taxpayers who have claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit with the refund, those who will have opted for the paper check may have to wait upto March 06, 2025 to get the refund.

These taxpayers will be able to check the filing status from February 17, 2025, that is, they will be able to check that their refund is accepted by the Internal Revenue Service or not. Individuals may go through the tabulated data to check the refund schedule for EITC/ACTC claimants.

The schedule to receive the General Tax Refund and ACTC/EITC refund which is available above is estimated, as per last year’s trend.