Ohio State Tax Refund Status

You can check the status of your Ohio refund online at the Ohio Department of Taxation website.

To check your status, make sure you have the following ready:

Primary Social Security Number (SSN)
The form you filed

Taxpayers or persons authorized by taxpayers may check the status of their refund(s) by calling the Ohio Refund Hot Line at 1-800-282-1784.

The following may delay and/or reduce a refund:

A tax return that has errors
A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who has any outstanding unpaid assessments,
A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who owes money to the IRS,
A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who owes money for back child support, or
A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who owes money for overpayment of public assistance.

The Ohio Department of Taxation and OnLine Taxes do not guarantee a specific date that a refund will be deposited into a taxpayer's checking or savings account and does not issue written notices to taxpayers to confirm a direct deposit.