This status will tell you when your refund was sent to your bank. It may take your financial institution 1 â 5 days to deposit the funds into your account. Please wait until itâs been five days from the date we sent the refund to your bank to check with your bank about the status of your refund. This time frame is provided to allow for the variations in how and when banks deposit funds. If you requested a paper check this means your check has been mailed.