The IRS has begun processing tax returns for the 2025 filing season. Most refunds will be issued within 21 days of filing, but those claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit may experience a delay until early March. 25 states now participate in the IRS's free online filing program, Direct File, which helps taxpayers file electronically at no charge. The program has expanded, offering online guidance and support.
If the IRS owes you a tax refund, it should come within 3 weeks of filing. And in a change, 25 states are now participating in the IRS 's free online filing program.
The IRS says it processed 11.7 million tax returns in the first week of the 2025 filing season. Here, carts loaded with documents are seen at an IRS processing facility in Austin, Texas, last September.The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan. 27 — and by the April 15 federal deadline, the agency expects to receive more than 140 million individual tax returns.
When the current filing season began,"the IRS was coming in in a strong position. That's good for taxpayers," Janet Holtzblatt, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, tells NPR, citing the agency's recent investments in customer service.If you're about to file, or have already done so, you can track the progress of your return for tax year 2024 online.
But if you filed early and are looking for refunds related to two situations — the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit — you might have to wait a bit longer. That's because the IRS can only issue those refundsThe delay"was an effort to prevent, or to limit, identity fraud," Holtzblatt tells NPR.
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