Where’s my refund on IRS.gov and the IRS2Go mobile app remains the best way to check the status of a refund.
Where’s my refund will be updated with projected deposit dates for most early EITC and ACTC refund filers by February 23. EITC and ACTC filers will not see a refund date on where is my refund until this date.
The IRS expects the earliest EITC/ACTC related refunds to be available in taxpayers bank accounts on their debit cards starting February 27,2019, if these taxpayers chose direct deposit and there are no other issues with their tax return.