Text Callout : Key Takeaways - When to Worry if Your Tax Refund Is Delayed Now that the tax deadline has passed, you may be eagerly awaiting your refund. Many people receive their refunds within ...

Some lawmakers have also said the effort could add another potential delay to tax refunds. In a post on X, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. wrote, "if your refund is delayed, they [DOGE and Musk] could ...

If the latter happens, it would only delay the budgeting process but at least give the IRS time to process the majority of tax returns. Congress has passed four stopgap funding bills so far for ...

If you file your taxes and realize you owe the IRS money from the previous year, you're required to send in your payment by April 15, or whatever the official tax-filing deadline is (it's ...

The senator’s aides said that a malfunction in the IRS’s system was causing the delay. “At least Schumer’s office keeps me updated, with an entertaining message every month or so ...

All of these, plus other factors, has helped lead to the IRS's backlog of millions of unprocessed returns and delayed tax refund payments. The Inflation Reduction Act and Taxes: What You Should ...

The IRS has not officially said the hiring freeze will delay tax refunds. However, with fewer employees available and a wave of potential retirements, tax professionals advise filing early and ...

Your refund may also be delayed if numbers on your return don’t match documents the IRS received about your income. Common mistakes can also cause delays, such as math errors or typos on your ...

In turn, this could also delay tax refund processing. Here's what to know about deadlines, potential delays and how to check your refund status: RELATED: Elon Musk says he 'deleted' IRS Direct File.

“Anything that requires the IRS to manually look at that return is going to create a delay,” says Melanie Lauridsen, vice president for tax policy and advocacy for the American Institute of ...