Colorado Department of Revenue

Where Is My Colorado Refund?

Pick the day you mailed your Colorado return and see what the Colorado Department of Revenue says about its timing, then what Where's My Refund? asks for.

F1TaxReturn doesn't prepare Colorado returns. This page explains Colorado's own refund tracker.

Date you mailed it

Your Colorado refund

Mailed March 1, 2027

You mail itMarch 1, 2027
Send it by Certified Mail: the receipt proves the date.
Your refundNo date published
Colorado says to expect to wait up to 3 months on average when you send a paper return and ask for a paper refund check.

What Where's My Refund? asks for

Select your refund for the tax year ending: The list gives the last day of the year: 31-Dec-2025 for a 2025 return
Account Type: Individual Income
ID Type: Social Security Number, or Individual Tax ID Number if you have an ITIN
SSN: Yours. You type it on the agency's own site
Refund Amount: The refund on your return: Form DR 0104 line 42 (2025 forms)

Open Where's My Refund? on www.colorado.gov

F1TaxReturn isn't part of the Colorado government and can't see your refund. Every wait above is the agency's own published figure; where it publishes none, we give no date.

How long does a paper Colorado refund take?

Colorado says to expect to wait up to 3 months on average when you send a paper return and ask for a paper refund check.

The Colorado Department of Revenue does not say how soon a paper return first shows in Where's My Refund?

How do I check my Colorado refund status?

Use Where's My Refund? on www.colorado.gov.

It asks for these, in this order:

Select your refund for the tax year ending. The list gives the last day of the year: 31-Dec-2025 for a 2025 return
Account Type. Individual Income
ID Type. Social Security Number, or Individual Tax ID Number if you have an ITIN
SSN. Yours. You type it on the agency's own site
Refund Amount. The refund on your return: Form DR 0104 line 42 (2025 forms)

What can slow down my Colorado refund?

Colorado names filing a paper return, choosing a paper check, errors on the return and returns picked for more review as reasons a refund can be slow. You get a letter for errors or a review.

Letters about refunds and identity verification are not forwarded by the post office, so keep your address up to date with the Tax Division.
If you get a Validation Key letter, complete its steps within 30 days of the date on it. If you do not, your return is not processed and the refund is not issued.

What else should I know about Colorado's Where's My Refund?

It shows the same refund status information as Department staff, and is updated regularly, so you can check it daily.

Instead of the refund amount, you can enter a PIN or Letter ID from a letter the Department sent you.
Once a refund is approved, a direct deposit can take up to 7 business days to show up. A check usually takes 7 to 10 business days in the post, occasionally up to 45 days.
The Taxpayer Helpline is (303) 238-7378, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT, Monday to Friday.

Can F1TaxReturn prepare my Colorado return?

No. F1TaxReturn prepares state returns for California, New York, Illinois and Massachusetts only.

Your federal return (Form 1040-NR and Form 8843) is free with F1TaxReturn whichever state you worked in.

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