Americans are scoring larger income-tax refunds than last year, according to the earliest batch of returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service during the first filing season under President ...

Americans are receiving larger tax refunds on average in the 2026 filing season than last year, though taxpayers are filing at a slower pace in the first few weeks than they were a year ago. The ...

The average IRS tax refund is up 10.9% so far this season, compared to the same point in 2025, according to early filing data. As of Feb. 6, the average refund amount was $2,290, compared with $2,065 ...

The average tax refund is $2,290 as of Feb. 6: IRS That's up 10.9% from the same period a year ago The average tax refund has climbed in mid-February in recent years Through Feb. 6, the average refund ...