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Here's how to track the status of your 2024 tax refund
Millions of Americans filed their taxes during the last two weeks of this year's tax season. Here's how to find out when you'll get your refund.
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Millions of Americans filed their taxes during the last two weeks of this year's tax season. Here's how to find out when you'll get your refund.
Monday is the official start of tax season, which means it's the first day the Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting tax returns.
Taxpayers saw their tax refunds shrink last year due to the expiration of pandemic benefits. But some people may get a boost in 2024.
Millions of Americans wait until the last minute to file their taxes. Most will have a short wait to get their checks from the agency.
If you're trying to figure out when your refund is landing, some steps are a giant waste of time, the IRS says.
Tax experts and the IRS itself have warned about smaller refund checks this year due to expiring pandemic aid.
The IRS is trying to determine whether tax rebates, issued in Massachusetts and many other states last year, count as income.
Many tax benefits instituted during the pandemic have lapsed, which means some people could see smaller refunds.
Tax agency cautions Americans not to expect to receive refunds by specific date to pay bills or make big purchases.
The refund rollout is leaving some Massachusetts taxpayers wondering where their checks are.
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A major economic development bill is on hold as lawmakers assess an obscure law that could send billions back to Massachusetts taxpayers.
While the IRS sent out two stimulus checks and updated the Child Tax Credit this year, it's falling short of its core mission of servicing American taxpayers.
You've got a hefty check headed your way, thanks to your tax refund. Don't spend it just anywhere. Instead, here are five smarter ways to use your refund money.
Experiences are more important than owning a closet full of things.
Add value to your home and enhance your lifestyle at the same time by investing your refund in your home.
Consider taking that refund and investing it in your future.
I know there is nothing exciting about this suggestion, but I do know that getting out of credit card debt is a very good thing!
A refund is not a windfall! Too many treat it as such. It is a return of your money.
Things don't make us happy, experiences do!
The more education and skills you have the more money you will be able to earn. So take that tax refund and invest in yourself!
No one has ever been guilty of saving too much money for retirement!
The nation's credit card debt is almost $860 billion. Use your tax refund as the first step to being debt free.
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