Rossen Reports: Tricks to get your tax refund fast

Ah yeah refund delays are caused by very simple errors and mistakes that can easily be avoided. Let's run these down for you. So how can you get *** refund fast? That's what we all want Right first. Don't file your return until you have all of your W. Two S. And 10 99. Now you may think you know all the information. It was the same as last year. And you can manually add it all up the forms, verify what your actual earnings are and if you submit it and then you get the forms and it's different. You have to do *** whole nother form to change it. So they're gonna get those forms by january 31st. Hang tight next hip E. File rather than sending out *** paper return and mailing it in makes sense Right? Electronic returns get filed faster to get the refund faster since the I. R. S. Isn't waiting for the snail mail to get to them. Another tip maximize your refund by checking for all credits and deductions available to you. Those things vary from year to year. So just because you didn't qualify for *** credit last year don't get frustrated and say well I don't have it this year because things change. Finally when you do file double and triple check your personal information. I can't tell you how many people write to me with refund delays that are caused by literally typos little typos and incorrect tax ID number and one missing number on your bank account. You want that to be right. So you don't have to contact the I. R. S. When your money doesn't come. This year's deadline is april 18th for filing. I'm gonna put all these tips and *** few more we found on Rawson Reports dot com.

Tax season is officially open. The IRS is expecting more than 168 million people to file individual tax returns this year. So how can you get your refund fast? Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen has the four simple things to do so you can beat the rush. First, don't file your return until you have all of your W2s and 1099s. You might think you know all the information and can manually add it all up, but the forms verify what your actual earnings are. Employers have to send those forms out by Jan. 31. Next, E-File rather than sending out a paper return and mailing it in. Electronic returns get filed faster since the IRS isn't waiting for the snail mail. Another tip is to maximize your refund by checking for all credits and deductions available to you. Those things vary from year to year. So just because you didn't qualify for a credit last year doesn't mean you don't this year. Finally, when you do file, double and triple-check your personal information. Refund delays are often caused by something as simple as a typo, an incorrect tax identification number, or incomplete bank account information. You want that to be right so you don't have to contact the IRS when your money doesn't come. This year's tax deadline is April 18.

Tax season is officially open. The IRS is expecting more than 168 million people to file individual tax returns this year.

So how can you get your refund fast? Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen has the four simple things to do so you can beat the rush.

First, don't file your return until you have all of your W2s and 1099s. You might think you know all the information and can manually add it all up, but the forms verify what your actual earnings are. Employers have to send those forms out by Jan. 31.

Next, E-File rather than sending out a paper return and mailing it in. Electronic returns get filed faster since the IRS isn't waiting for the snail mail.

Another tip is to maximize your refund by checking for all credits and deductions available to you. Those things vary from year to year. So just because you didn't qualify for a credit last year doesn't mean you don't this year.

Finally, when you do file, double and triple-check your personal information.

Refund delays are often caused by something as simple as a typo, an incorrect tax identification number, or incomplete bank account information. You want that to be right so you don't have to contact the IRS when your money doesn't come.

This year's tax deadline is April 18.

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