Did your refund status bar disappear in Where’s My Refund tool?

We have had many reports of Refund Status Bar disappearing in the IRS Where’s My Refund tool. We found a great article to help users understand why this would happen. Why would your refund status bar disappear? 

Where’s My Refund Status Bars Disappeared

We have gotten many comments and messages regarding the IRS Where’s My Refund Tool having your orange status bar disappearing. This has to do with the irs.gov where’s my refund site having too much traffic and lagging. This is causing images not to display and information about your federal tax return to not show up. This has happened every year since the tool was first available. This has nothing to do with you being flagged or your return being denied. Status Bars Disappeared for many americans who filed early.

This also can have to do with your browser settings as well as your cache. Please try using a different browser such as Chrome or Firefox. Also clear your cache in your browser settings.

We found a great video to help with some as well. This may not fit your situation, but this is a great watch.

 

We hope that this has helped those whose IRS Where’s My Refund Status Bars Disappeared.

“Where’s my Refund” bar graph disappeared and still no DDD