Free tool · 2025 tax year

Federal refund estimator

Get a rough idea of your 2025 federal refund or balance due in under a minute. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is saved.

A quick estimate for W-2 wage earners using the 2025 federal tax brackets, standard deduction and child tax credit published by the IRS.

Estimate only, not tax advice. This assumes your only income is W-2 wages and you take the standard deduction. It ignores other income, adjustments, itemized deductions, the earned income credit and other credits, and state taxes. Your actual refund or balance due may be different.

Sources: IRS 2025 tax brackets, IRS 2025 standard deduction, IRS child tax credit.

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