Are we getting a stimulus check in July 2025? Here's status on stimulus check and inflation refund, how to track IRS checks ...

The IRS backlog of tax returns, paper returns and stimulus-related mistakes from 2021 is slowing down processing this year.

While the IRS sent out two stimulus checks and updated the Child Tax Credit this year, it's falling short of its core mission of servicing American taxpayers.

How long a delay? The IRS says nine of 10 tax refunds are issued in less than 21 days. However, as of mid-May the agency had yet to process almost 5 million taxpayer returns.

The IRS is anticipating a total of 160 million tax returns by Monday's deadline, with many of those still outstanding. As of the May 7, 85 million of the returns submitted led to refunds ...

Millions of taxpayers continue to struggle with delays in refunds from the IRS, a new tax advocate report says.

Many tax professionals and early filers tell me they've had no trouble getting federal refunds within two weeks or so of electronically filing. So, that's some good news. Last year, of course, the IRS ...