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Tax experts and the IRS itself have warned about smaller refund checks this year due to expiring pandemic aid.
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Tax experts and the IRS itself have warned about smaller refund checks this year due to expiring pandemic aid.
Taxpayers could save on taxes because of a higher standard deduction and more generous thresholds for each bracket.
Tax agency said it is trying to determine whether tax rebates, issued in many states last year, count as income.
The tax agency had previously asked taxpayers in those states to hold off on filing their returns until the issue was resolved.
"A lot of people will get their refunds and they won't get as much as anticipated," one expert said as tax season kicks off.
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A three-year window to claim the money is about to close. After that, the refunds become the property of U.S. Treasury.
The IRS is facing staff shortages and backlogs of returns — on top of recently changed tax laws that make processing returns harder.
Millions of people are waiting for the IRS to process returns from past tax filing seasons — and send their refunds.
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