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How IRS Layoffs Might Affect Your Tax Refund’s Timing
Experts warn that filing close to the deadline or submitting a return with errors is a recipe for delay. During tax season, IRS employees wear a lot of hats. Filing a paper return or having your return flagged will likely lead to longer wait times.
Where Is My Tax Refund? IRS Advice On Fastest Way To Get It
The IRS began accepting tax returns for 2024 on January 27, with millions of Americans already filing and paying their tax returns with the IRS. The average refund amount sent out for those who have already filed and paid is $1,928.
IRS refunds are 32% lower on average so far this tax season
Tax refunds in 2025 are currently running 32% lower than they were a year ago. That gap is expected to close in the coming weeks, though, as returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit begin to be processed.
Tax refunds are flowing, but IRS is seeing fewer early returns filed so far this season
Early results from the IRS indicate that 7.7% fewer tax returns were filed in the first two weeks of the 2025 season. Why are some delaying filing?
Where is your 2025 tax refund? Fewer taxpayers are filing early this tax season
Fewer taxpayers are deciding to file early this tax season than a year ago, but early refunds are higher in 2025. During the first two weeks of this year's tax season, the average federal income tax refund was $2,
The average IRS tax refund is more than 32% lower so far this season, early filing data shows. Here's why
The average IRS tax refund is more than 32% lower so far this season, according to early filing data. Here’s what to know.
Beware Of This New Stimulus Check Scam That Looks Like A Legit Text From The IRS
In the latest scheme, scammers are texting people about a stimulus check in order to get them to give up their personal ...
IRS to close more than 120 offices with taxpayer assistance centers
The plan is outlined in a letter from the U.S. General Services Administration that was obtained by The Washington Post.
Akron-area tax preparers expect longer delays, fewer audits of wealthy after IRS cutbacks
The firing of 6,000 employees at the Internal Revenue Service will mean frustrating wait times for those seeking call center ...
'You're on the list'': Local veteran among those fired in IRS worker layoffs
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Acting IRS chief to retire amid upheaval at agency
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service plans to retire Friday, the agency announced Tuesday, after weathering weeks ...
With up to 15,000 IRS workers facing layoffs, is now the time to cheat on your taxes?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the standard deduction for this year’s taxes is $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 ...
IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn leaked Trump’s tax returns, but we’re now learning how much damage he really did
With Trump again in the White House, the question is, is there another Charles Littlejohn out there somewhere in the deep recesses of the federal bureaucracy?
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IRS Layoffs Have Arrived: Here's What It Might Mean for Your Tax Returns
Thousands of workers are set to be out of a job at the IRS with just under two months left in the tax filing season.
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Reportedly Are—Social Security Administration, FEMA, IRS And More
The Trump administration is moving toward its largest round of federal government layoffs yet, according to multiple outlets, ...