
Here's how to track the status of your 2024 tax refund
Millions of Americans filed their taxes during the last two weeks of this year's tax season. Here's how to find out when you'll get your refund.
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Millions of Americans filed their taxes during the last two weeks of this year's tax season. Here's how to find out when you'll get your refund.
Nearly half of Americans who are expecting a tax refund this year say they plan to use the money to boost their savings or pay off debt, according to a Bankrate survey. We hear from Senior Industry Analyst Ted Rossman for his advice.
The average tax refund is shrinking this year, while more taxpayers owe money to the IRS.
If you're trying to figure out when your refund is landing, some steps are a giant waste of time, the IRS says.
Tax agency said it is trying to determine whether tax rebates, issued in many states last year, count as income.
Tax agency cautions Americans not to expect to receive refunds by specific date to pay bills or make big purchases.
The payments are being mailed to recipients of the Empire State Child Credit, or the Earned Income Credit.
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Just because Monday is the deadline for filing your returns, it doesn't mean the IRS is ready to handle the workload.
While the IRS sent out two stimulus checks and updated the Child Tax Credit this year, it's falling short of its core mission of servicing American taxpayers.
COVID and the policies to help fight its economic implications have put the IRS far behind in its processing of tax returns.
Procrastinators who have waited to fill out those IRS forms should wait no longer.
Many tax payers are getting sticker shock, with returns drastically cut and some people even owing the government for the first time.
Check out our suggestions for the most offbeat ways to spend your tax refund.
You've got a hefty check headed your way, thanks to your tax refund. Don't spend it just anywhere. Instead, here are five smarter ways to use your refund money.
It's Tax Day and state and federal returns must be mailed or e-filed before midnight.
Hopefully you are one of the millions of Americans who will see a little extra green in your pockets from a tax refund. But what should you do with your new found cash?
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Roughly three percent of total filers, about 150,000 people, still have not had their refunds processed. Most of the returns held up are either filed on paper and handwritten or filed by a non-resident, according to state officials.
Those who filed their tax returns by mail in February and are still waiting for their refunds should receive them in August, according to the state.
After a year of disagreement, Democratic and Republican Legislators in Nassau County have come to a deal on $95 million in property tax refunds.
The best part of paying your taxes is probably getting your refund check.
The Internal Revenue Service has a message for taxpayers eager to learn the status of their tax refund: Please don't check the IRS website every five minutes — once a day is enough.
Millions of people are getting a jump on filing their tax returns now that they have received their W-2s and 1099 forms. And for most, the incentive to get moving is to get that tax refund in their bank account as soon as possible.
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President Trump is said to be moving closer to pulling the plug on congestion pricing, but is still in ongoing talks with Gov. Kathy Hochul.
New York City and the surrounding area caught a break from the snow Monday, but more is on the way.
As the latest winter storm wraps up around NYC, snow totals show how many inches fell across the area.
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New York City and the surrounding area caught a break from the snow Monday, but more is on the way.
I-80 is closed in Wharton, New Jersey as crews are back on the scene of a previous sinkhole on the highway.
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As the latest winter storm wraps up around NYC, snow totals show how many inches fell across the area.
Snow, sleet and ice hit the Tri-State Area on Saturday, and now the cleanup is underway before things freeze over.
As the latest winter storm wraps up around NYC, snow totals show how many inches fell across the area.
A murder that occurred more than two decades ago has finally been solved, according to Suffolk County's Cold Case Unit.
Amandeep Singh was sentenced on Long Island for a wrong-way crash that killed teens Ethan Falkowitz and Drew Hassenbein.
A flower delivery service that claimed to operate out of Long Island has racked up thousands of complaints nationwide.
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The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the 2024 fiscal year that ended in September on the nearly 3.2 billion pennies it produced.
Recalled products involved a mix of Bavarian doughnuts, French crullers, éclairs and coffee rolls, according to FDA.
A bird flu-related shutdown of all live poultry markets in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island starts today.
The CDC says respiratory illness is now "very high" nationwide.
Hundreds of people rallied at a Manhattan park on Monday, calling for protections for transgender people following President Trump's executive order banning gender-affirming health care.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken another step to protect New York doctors who prescribe abortion pills after one was indicted in Louisiana.
Lawyers have begun to deliver opening statements at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York.
Jon Batiste, a Louisiana native, sang the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl.
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A great-grandmother in Queens celebrated her 103rd birthday Friday.
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Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson is asking Mayor Eric Adams for more funding towards the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to plant more trees.
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
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CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn is monitoring two other snow events that are expected to happen later in the week.
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