The quickest and easiest way to receive your 2025 tax return is by filing online and choosing direct deposit. By filing your tax return electronically with the IRS, you’ll get your refund within 21 days on average. If you prefer a more hands-on method, though, you can file via snail mail and easily track your paper check by getting notifications from the US Postal Service.
Typically, a paper check will take three to eight weeks to arrive in your mailbox, but you can track exactly where your tax refund is and when you can expect to receive it with the USPS’ tracking tool, Informed Delivery. The free service sends you alerts for all new mail and provides images of the front of envelopes.
It’s easy to set up and use USPS…
