Most people know that the quickest way to get your tax refund is to have the money direct deposited into your bank account.

If you file electronically and use direct deposit you should have your money within two weeks. That's about a week faster than getting a paper check. If file a paper return and have a check mailed to you, you'll wait will be up to six weeks.

But did you know that you can split your electronic refund? You can.

The IRS will make a direct deposit into as many as three different accounts -- maybe a checking account, a savings account, and money market account.

And those accounts can be in three different U.S. financial institutions, such as a bank, credit union, mutual fund, or brokerage firm.

You can split your refund whether you do your return on paper or file it electronically. You just need to file out form 8888 and give the IRS the financial institutions and account numbers.

By the way, if you're expecting a refund and want to know how it's going, go to the IRS website irs.gov and click on "Where's My Refund?"

For More Information:

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179041,00.html