Tax refunds

Millions fewer people got tax refunds this year under the tax law overhaul that altered rates and paycheck withholding starting in 2018, according to new figures from the IRS.

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The IRS has sent out 3.3 percent fewer tax refunds so far this year, but the average refund size continues to track with prior years, according to IRS data released Thursday.

The average tax refund check is nearly identical to last year’s average refund, increasing less than 1 percent to $3,068 in 2019.

It took Nina Olson three attempts to figure out her own withholding.

Michael Anderson and his wife, Kathy, spun his tax preparer’s electronic “prize wheel” and won a promise from the company to double their refund.

The average tax refund increased 1.3 percent compared to last year, but the total value of those checks and the number of people receiving the payments continued to drop steadily in the first filing season under the new tax law.

Tax refunds in the U.S. jumped 17 percent week over week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.