Individual Income Tax Refund

Track refund progress 24/7

Use the refund status tool to get the most up-to-date information. The refund status graphic tracks a return’s progress through four stages.

You must file a return within three years of its original due date (often April 15), or any refund you’re owed for that return will expire. You should still file your tax return if it’s past the three-year limit, but we won’t be able to issue any refund.

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Refunds for 2025 returns

Your refund for a 2025 Idaho income tax return could be different than what your return showed due to the conformity bill, which didn’t become law until after tax season started.

One change was an increase to the standard deduction. For anyone who filed using the smaller deduction (probably before mid-March), we’ll automatically use the new, larger amount to process your return. You don’t have to file an amended return.  

  • If you filed using the smaller standard deduction and already received a refund, we’ll send a second one. You’ll get it by direct deposit or check, depending on how you got the first one.
  • If you filed using the smaller standard deduction and had to pay, you’ll receive any refund due. You’ll get it by check.

There are other conformity related deductions, such as the enhanced senior deduction, and those for car loan interest, tips from wages, and overtime compensation. You’d need to file an amended return if you filed before those deductions were implemented and wanted to take them.

 When will 2025 refunds come?

  • If you filed before March 10, 2026, you can expect your refund by the end of May.
  • If you filed on March 10 or after, you should get your refund in the normal timeframe of 7 to 11 weeks.

Most people can check for their refund status at tax.idaho.gov/refund. If you already got a refund and are looking for the second, enter the amount of your first one.

If you had to pay when you filed using the smaller standard deduction, you can call 208-334-7660 or 800-972-7660 to get the new refund amount, assuming we’ve processed it. Or, wait for the refund to come in the mail. 

Respond rapidly for faster refund

All income tax returns go through fraud detection reviews and accuracy checks before we issue any refunds. We might send you letters asking for more information.

  • Fraud Detection: The Tax Commission uses a variety of methods to validate your identity and tax return to detect and combat tax identity theft. To help protect taxpayer information and keep taxpayer dollars from going to criminals, we might send you:

    • An Identity Verification letter that asks you to take a short online quiz, provide copies of documents to verify your identity, or state that you didn’t file a return.

    • A PIN letter that asks you to verify online whether you or someone you authorized filed the tax return we received.

  • Accuracy Checks: We review all individual income tax returns each year for math errors or other errors. We find errors on about 25 percent of the returns. To be sure that your tax return correctly reflects your information and intent we might send you:

    • A Request for Information letter that asks for missing or extra information to support data reported on the tax return.

    • A Tax Computation Change letter that provides an explanation of changes that were made to the return.

Speed up returns

  • Review the return for accuracy before sending it.
  • Verify that the correct address is on the return.
  • Check for the correct Social Security numbers.
  • Make sure W-2 information is correct when e-filing.
  • Provide a driver’s license number when e-filing.
  • Verify banking information when using direct deposit.

Understand typical refund time frames

  • E-filers: You can expect your refund about seven to eight weeks after you receive an acknowledgment that we have your return. 

  • Paper filers: You can expect your refund about 10 to 11 weeks after we receive your return. We must manually enter information from paper returns into our database.
Exceptions
  • First-time filers: It takes about three weeks to enter new filers into our system. Until that time, we’ll report your return as “not entered in system.” Add those three weeks to the estimates above to determine your refund timeline. 

  • If you received a letter from us asking for more information: Your refund will be delayed until we get the requested information. It will then take about six more weeks to finish the process.

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