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Internal Revenue Service

Some people are waiting longer for tax refunds: Why they're delayed

Through April 30, the IRS received nearly 121.2 million individual income tax returns and processed nearly 110.3 million returns.
Portrait of Susan Tompor Susan Tompor
Detroit Free Press

If you've got big plans to spend that tax refund quickly, you might want to step back, take a breath and realize the money isn't hitting some bank accounts very quickly at all. 

The official tax filing deadline is Monday for 2020 federal income tax returns. 

Through April 30, the Internal Revenue Service received nearly 121.2 million individual income tax returns and processed nearly 110.3 million returns. 

The IRS has issued nearly 81.5 million income tax refunds and the average refund amount was $2,865. It's a tad more – just 3% – than the average refund issued through the same time last year.