The Internal Revenue Service has sent out more than $200 billion in refunds as of March 20 for nearly 57 million returns, according to the latest IRS data. The average refund is $3,571, up nearly 11% ...

Nearly half of American taxpayers are counting on an IRS refund to help them pay the bills or get out of debt, a new survey finds. This is a good year for refunds. The IRS has returned $161 billion to ...

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?

The 2026 tax season ended nearly a month ago on April 15 — the IRS processed over 140 million federal income tax returns as of April 24, according to the IRS' latest available tax-fling statistics — ...

As of May 1, the Internal Revenue Service received 143.7 million tax returns, and has processed all but 1.1 million of them, according to the latest release from the agency. More than $320 billion was ...

Here’s what to know this tax season — from when your refund may arrive to how to check its status. The Internal Revenue Service started accepting federal tax returns in late January. Federal income ...

A month after Tax Day, the IRS is still processing returns. But not everyone has seen their IRS refund yet. As of May 1, the IRS had issued about 97.9 million refunds during the 2026 filing season, a ...