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.

Some taxpayers may still be eligible to receive a pandemic-era stimulus check. A recovery rebate credit worth up to $1,400 was sent to a million taxpayers who qualified, the IRS announced in December.

You may still be eligible to receive a stimulus check from the government – but time is running out with less than 30 days left to claim the credit. The IRS is issuing a Recovery Rebate Credit to taxpayers who did not claim stimulus payments on their 2021 tax returns.