It's Tax Day. Here's how big the average tax refund is in 2026.
Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year due to the 2025 "big, beautiful bill," which enacted new tax deductions.
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Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year due to the 2025 "big, beautiful bill," which enacted new tax deductions.
Stanford economists estimate that the typical U.S. household will spend an additional $740 on gas this year because of the jump in global oil prices.
New deduction allows taxpayers to deduct up to $10,000 on interest they paid to buy a new American-made vehicle in 2025.
Texas homeowners and businesses will save a total of $10 billion in new savings on their property tax bills starting this year under a new deal struck by top Texas leaders.
Filing a tax extension is easy. But it's important to know what you're getting into, including what to do if you owe money to the IRS.
IRS data shows that the average refund check so far is about $2,200, or $1,000 less than a year earlier. Here's what experts say.
Taxpayers saw their tax refunds shrink last year due to the expiration of pandemic benefits. But some people may get a boost in 2024.
The average tax refund is shrinking this year, while more taxpayers owe money to the IRS.
Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.
Nation's tax collector says it has improved telephone service from last year, when just 1 in 10 calls were answered.
Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle.
Tax agency cautions Americans not to expect to receive refunds by specific date to pay bills or make big purchases.
With this tax season now open, taxpayers could see a repeat of last year's snarls in processing, when about 30 million taxpayers had their returns — and refunds — held up by the IRS.
With this tax season now open, taxpayers could see a repeat of last year's snarls in processing, when some 30 million taxpayers had their returns — and refunds — held up by the IRS.
The IRS already faces a huge backlog of unprocessed returns, creating challenges as the new tax season begins.
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.
A recent report says the growing backlog of unprocessed tax returns now stands at 35 million, creating ongoing refund delays for millions of taxpayers.
Typically, the IRS sends most refunds within three weeks of taxpayers filing their return. But this year is complicated.
According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, the IRS is holding 29 million tax returns for manual processing, delaying tax refunds for many Americans.
Federal officials say he netted more than $935,000 by filing fake tax returns, now a 34-year-old Arlington man is headed to federal prison.
Tax day is Monday and if you've waited until the last minute to file local financial experts have some advice for you.
Individual tax refunds this year have been only slightly smaller than last year, but those shortfalls are adding up.
If you haven't filed a tax return for 2015, your time to claim money owed you is running out.
The IRS is sounding an alarm about a new tax scam aimed at stealing taxpayer refunds by using data compromised in tax preparers' offices.
This year's April 18 deadline to file your 2016 federal tax return is here. But before you file, check this list to ensure you don't make some common mistakes.
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