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The IRS Sent $6.2 Billion in Tax Refunds in the First Week of Tax Season 2025
The IRS started accepting 2024 tax returns on Jan. 27, and the agency posted the first statistics from tax season 2025 last Friday, Feb. 7. This year's numbers show that the agency has already processed more than 11 million returns and issued more than 3.
IRS tax refunds: Trump’s executive orders may delay when you get your money; what to know
The IRS expects over 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed between Jan. 27 and Apr. 15, meaning if delays do occur, millions could be impacted.
Early tax refunds arriving now, but IRS saw far fewer returns filed in first week
IRS processed 15.8% fewer income tax returns in the first week of the 2025 tax season than it did a year ago. Why? What does that mean for refunds?
Tax Season 2025: Here Are the IRS' First Stats on Returns Filed and Refunds Issued
Even though the 2025 tax season has only been open less than two full weeks, the IRS has already been busy processing tax returns and issuing tax refunds. Not mine — I'm still a ways away from sitting down with my W-2 forms and the 1040 instructions and a calculator and all that.
The IRS has issued 3.2 million tax refunds this year. Here’s the average payment
The IRS has issued 3.2 million refunds for the 2025 filing season so far. As of Jan. 31, the average refund amount was $1,928, which covers the first four days of the filing season. The agency sends most refunds in less than 21 days.
Where's my IRS refund? Here's what to know about filing and when you'll get your tax refund
Here's when the last day to file taxes is, what documents you'll need, new forms for the 2024-25 tax season and how to track your tax refund.
How to avoid delays in IRS refunds this 2025
As the new year unfolds, U.S. taxpayers face the annual task of filing their tax returns with the IRS. While this process can be daunting, understanding key strategies can help ensure a timely and accurate refund.
DHS Seeks to Deputize IRS Officers to Help With Deportation Effort
WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security has asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to deputize some law-enforcement ...
IRS Memo Marks A Major Shift In Transfer Pricing Approach
Ryan Finley explains why the IRS’s recent advice memorandum on periodic adjustments may signal a significant change in ...
Navigating the IRS alphabet soup: There are nearly two dozen different 1099 forms, we explain them all
Have you received a 1099 tax form that you don’t understand? Our guide describes the basics of the nearly two dozen different ...
IRS employees accept OPM federal worker buyout; How the 2025 tax season may be affected
The deadline for federal workers to accept OPM's buyout offer was on Feb. 6, but terms of resignation are different for IRS ...
Ohtani Interpreter Gets Prison For $17 Million Theft— IRS Taxes Him
All income is taxable, even stolen money. If the interpreter pays back his former boss the stolen money, does the IRS let him ...
Everything to know about the IRS Fresh Start program
Here's everything you should know about this IRS tax relief program: ...
Trial begins for IRS agent charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting at Arizona gun range
It took 59 minutes for Patrick Bauer to reach a hospital, and that delay, according to a lawyer for the accused, played a ...
Some IRS employees told they can’t take federal buyout until after tax filing deadline
IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration ...
IRS: Some employees can’t take buyout until after filing deadline
A letter sent to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees said those involved in the 2025 tax season won’t be able to accept ...
Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS' Direct File — but the free tax program is still available
The IRS has faced intense blowback to Direct File from private tax preparation companies that have made billions from ...