Refund fraud is no longer just opportunistic abuse of return policies. Instead, it has evolved into a structured underground marketplace where fraud techniques are packaged and sold like digital ...

Most taxpayers who file electronically can expect a refund via direct deposit within 21 days. The deadline to file taxes for the 2026 tax year is Wednesday, April 15. Have you filed your taxes yet?

Taxpayers in several states may face delays in receiving their tax refunds this filing season amid changes in tax policies as well as the processes for filing returns. Tax refunds are issued to ...

Some taxpayers are facing tax refund delays this season amid the IRS push to phase out paper checks. The IRS has sent more than 830,000 notices to filers about refund delays for paper payment requests ...

Costco and other retailers await refunds for illegal Trump-era tariffs, with Costco promising customer savings. US Customs is overwhelmed by $166 billion in refund requests from 333,000 importers.

President Trump has directed that most federal payments be issued electronically, including tax refunds. Last year nearly 10 million people got their refund via a paper check. By Ann Carrns Tax ...

The IRS expects to receive about 164 million individual tax returns for the 2025 tax year before the April 15 deadline. Most refunds are issued within 21 days for electronically filed returns with ...

(NEXSTAR) – If you haven’t already, you have roughly a month to file your taxes. And while there are some changes to be aware of, missing one small step could keep your potentially “very large” refund ...

The average tax refund is 10.8% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to IRS filing data. As of March 13, the average refund amount for individual filers ...

The average tax refund is up by more than $350 year-over-year according to data released by the Internal Revenue Service for the week ending Feb. 28, 2026. That represents a 10.6% increase over ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a system for tariff refunds will be operational in 45 days following the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs last ...

Lawmakers say that more than 800,000 taxpayers could receive CP53E notices tied to the phaseout of paper checks, potentially delaying some refunds for over 10 weeks. Congressional Democrats are ...