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refunds still are the only positives.<\/strong><\/p>\n
by beth bellor<\/em><\/p>\n
tax season grinds on and the number of returns is about the same as last year, according to the internal revenue service.<\/p>\n
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the agency had received 79.6 million individual income tax returns as of march 21 \u2013 the latest data available \u2013 down 1.1 percent from the same period in 2024. it had processed 78.7 million returns, down 0.7 percent.
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refunds still are the only positives.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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the agency had received 79.6 million individual income tax returns as of march 21 \u2013 the latest data available \u2013 down 1.1 percent from the same period in 2024. it had processed 78.7 million returns, down 0.7 percent.
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