Since the tax return is the document you file with the IRS, I believe you are asking how long until you receive a federal tax refund.The answer depends on how you filed the tax return, the contents of the tax return, and the requested disbursement method for you refund. If electronically filed and direct deposit to your bank account is requested,you may receive a refund in as little as 8 days-14 days. If you asked to have the refund mailed to you, it could be closer to 14u201328 days.If you are claiming certain benefits like Earned Income Credit or Child Tax Credit, the timeframe is closer to 4 weeks. With other benefits such as Injured Spouse form 8379, or if you filed an Amended tax return, the usual timeframe is about 12 weeks. However, these estimates are just my experience and vary based on the caseload at the IRS, because the law requires some benefits to be more highly scrutinized before refunds are issued.Other common situations could extend the timeframe much longer and require additional response by you. For instance, if you are missing certain forms such 8962 which reports certain Affordable Healthcare information or form 8862 because your Earned Income Credit was disallowed in a previous year, then you might need to send in additional forms and information before the IRS would process your return and issue a refund.You can track the status of your return and refund at Whereu2019s My Refund at Refunds | Internal Revenue ServiceDisclaimer: Since you are not my client, the above message is not intended to constitute written tax advice,but general information for discussion purposes only. You should not, therefore, interpret the statements to be written tax advice or rely on the statements for any purpose.