Tax Refund

Tax Refund Articles

• Is paying off debt the best use of your tax refund?

  If you’re going to receive a big tax refund this year, consider using it to pay down your credit card debt.

  5 min read Mar 05, 2020

  

• How to track your tax refund

  Taxpayers can follow their refund online, by phone or with a smartphone app.

  3 min read Mar 02, 2020

  

• How the government shutdown could impact tax refunds

  If the shutdown ends soon, tax returns likely won’t be affected. If it drags on? That’s a different story.

  2 min read Jan 03, 2019

  

• Tax refund garnished due to student loan default? Here’s how to get it back

  If you’ve defaulted on your student loans, the IRS may withhold your tax refund.

  4 min read Apr 05, 2018

  

• 3 ways to spend your tax refund

  You can’t wait for your tax refund. Here’s what you should do with it.

  2 min read Mar 14, 2018

  

• The IRS has over $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds. Is any of it yours?

  The agency is sitting on over $1 billion in unclaimed refunds. See if you qualify.

  2 min read Mar 08, 2017

  

• Tax refund delayed? It’s best to wait

  There are few good ways to fill a refund-sized financial void

  4 min read Feb 28, 2017

  

• Tax fraud crackdown to delay early filers’ refunds

  Identity theft cases were halved in the past year, but phishing and other scams soar

  5 min read Feb 22, 2017

  

• 3 ways to expedite your tax refund and avoid signing up for tax refund loan products

  There are much better options than falling for a tax refund anticipation loan or check.

  3 min read Jan 12, 2017

  

• IRS can’t find my W-2 form. How do I get my $3,000 tax refund?

  Take these steps to find out why the IRS doesn’t have a record of your work.

  2 min read Aug 23, 2016