Where is my State Refund?

Where is my State Refund? Where can I get information of my Refund?

After filing my state tax return last six days, I was wondering from where can I find my refund status. Previously I shared the blog to find out the status of Federal Income Tax Return


It's easy to check the status of your state tax refund using the online refund status tools on each state's Web site. Below are the list of all the states who are providing online tool to check the status. Hope this will help you out.

Some of the link will not land you up on exact web page. Find out "Where's MY Refund?" link on the landed page.

1. Alabama  [ https://myalabamataxes.alabama.gov/_/#2 ]
2. Alaska  --- Hurre, there is no Income Tax.
3. Arizona [https://www.aztaxes.gov/default.aspx] (click on Where's My Refund? )
4. Arkansas (click on Where's My Refund under the section titled Inquiry Search) 
5. California 
6. Colorado (click on Where's My Refund under the section titled For Individuals) 
7. Connecticut 
8. Delaware 
9. District of Columbia 
10. Florida No income tax 
11. Georgia (click on Where's My Refund? in the section titled For Individuals) 
12. Hawaii 
13. Idaho 
14. Illinois 
15. Indiana 
16. Iowa 
17. Kansas 
18. Kentucky 
19. Louisiana 
20. Maine 
21. Maryland 
22. Massachusetts (Account registration required) 
23. Michigan 
24. Minnesota 
25. Mississippi 
26. Missouri 
27. Montana 
28. Nebraska 
29. Nevada No income tax 
30. New Hampshire Not available.
31. New Jersey 
32. New Mexico 
33. New York 
34. North Carolina 
35. North Dakota 
36. Ohio 
37. Oklahoma 
38. Oregon 
39. Pennsylvania 
40. Rhode Island 
41. South Carolina 
42. South Dakota No income tax 
43. Tennessee Not available. Income tax is assessed only on interest and dividends 
44. Texas No income tax 
45. Utah (click on Where's My Refund? under the section titled For Individuals)
46. Vermont 
47. Virginia 
48. Washington No income tax 
49. West Virginia (click the Where's My Refund? link under the section titled Non-Registered) 
50. Wisconsin 
51. Wyoming No income tax 
    

New York Income Tax Refund Status for Tax Year 2009

Where to find out New York Income Tax Refund Status for Tax Year 2009?

Find the below link from the New York state government website to check out the refund status. 

New York State Tax Refund Status

(https://www8.nystax.gov/PRIS/prisHome)

On the webpage, Enter the below information to get the status of your refund.
- Enter your social security number;
- Select the form you filed; and
- Enter the exact whole-dollar amount of the refund that you claimed.



If you have file your NewYork state tax return and accepted by state government, then this is right tool to locate your state tax refund.

All content and links are taken from the New York Government Website. For more information you can visit on https://www8.nystax.gov/PRIS/prisHome

Calculate your California taxes using California State Tax Calculator 2009

Very Simple but powerful tool to estimate the status of your state tax return (refund or due) is a state tax calculator.

Below is the link of California state tax calculator provided by FTB on california government website.

2009 California State Tax Calculator

Choose the filing status and provide the gross income to calculate your state taxes. You can estimate your refund as per your taxes that you paid on your income.

You can file your california state taxes free of cost using government e-file options. You can read more on http://fstax.blogspot.com/2010/01/file-your-simple-california-state-tax.html

File Your Louisiana State Taxes Free

Louisiana government provides free E-File services online.

While finding out the resources to file Louisiana Taxes find out the important information regarding online services provided by State government itself.

Below is the link to start your Louisiana state taxes with Louisiana Government website.

File LouiSiana State Taxes

https://esweb.revenue.louisiana.gov/IndividualIncomeTax/Register.aspx

As per government website, requirenments to file Online taxes are simple and they are as below.

1. You must have filed an individual income tax return with the state of Louisiana for the 2004 tax year or later.
2. You must have to create an account to file your online LA Taxes. (Which you can create from above given link while preparing your state taxes.)

All information is taken from the link https://esweb.revenue.louisiana.gov/IndividualIncomeTax/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fIndividualIncomeTax%2fdefault.aspx

File your Indiana State Taxes - FREE

How to file your Indiana State Tax Return Free?

Indiana government supports I-File which allows you to efile your state taxes directly from Indiana government website.
Check out the link below for the Indiana Filers.

Start Indiana State Tax Return for Free

(https://secure.in.gov/apps/dor/ifile/2009/)

To use I–File, you must have to meet following criteria.
( https://secure.in.gov/apps/dor/ifile/2009/faq.jsp )

• Have previously filed an individual income tax return with the State of Indiana.
• Have the same legal name that you used last year to file your taxes with the State of Indiana.

If you meet all the above criteria, you are able to do your Indiana Tax return with free of charge on Indiana Government website.

All Information are taken from the Indiana website of revenue (www.in.gov).

Calculate Oregon State Taxes-Tax Calculator

I was searching through Oregon state government website and found interactive tool which let us to calculate our Oregon State taxes before filing state tax return.

It is very basic functionality by Oregon Government which almost every tax software provides. But this basic functionality becomes more important when you are cross verifying your taxes or estimating your tax planning for future purpose. Just handy tool to calculate in which income tax bracket you are falling in.

Below is the link to calculate the Oregon taxes by Oragon Government.

Oregon tax calculator

( https://secure.dor.state.or.us/piti/rate_calc.cfm )

Provide Tax Income and Filing status on given option and calculate on “Find my tax rate” button. It will redirect a new page showing your tax amount.

This is very simple functionality and gives an idea about the Tax return. If you have some addition and subtraction regarding your state taxes, you able to figure out the estimated amount as refund or due.

If you are filing your tax return online or by your own or using any software this tool helps you decide whether you created the right tax return or not.

[Generally this tool is based upon the Taxable Income and the filing status combination. So amount is calculated on above condition with reference to the State Tax rates or State Tax Table.]

Please comment if you have any suggestions regarding this article.

File Your Simple California State Tax Return Free. Prepare, Print or E-File

California government supports the facility like “ReadyReturn” to prepare a simple tax return with ease of use on government website.

ReadyReturn :

ReadyReturn is a free service developed by California Government (FTB) to make filing individual income tax returns easier. It uses information the state already has from the last return you filed and from your Form W-2 to pre-fill a California state tax return.
If you are single and your income is only from wages, you may qualify for ReadyReturn. It simplifies the filing process by pre-filling a tax return with information the state already has.
 

Start ReadyReturn to prepare California Taxes

(http://ftb.ca.gov/readyReturn/index.asp)

 
To qualify, you must have filed a 2008 California resident Tax return with:

1. Single or head of household filing status.
2. Income only from wages.
3. No more than five dependents.
4. No credits other than the renter’s credit.
5. Standard deduction.

In 2009, you must have had only one employer. Taxpayers who can be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return qualify for ReadyReturn.

Just follow the state website link and check it out whether you are qualify for readyreturn or not.

Start ReadyReturn to prepare California Taxes

(http://ftb.ca.gov/readyReturn/index.asp)

You can directly E-file your California state tax return to government or can take a print for future purpose.