Tax Refund news and trends

How Smarter Payment Tools Make Filing Taxes Less Taxing
Smarter Payments // April 05, 2018

The early bird may get the worm, but for the 15 million early tax filers in the U.S., weeks may go by until they see their refunds. Jim Koger, H&R Block’s VP of corporate operations, tells Karen Webster how enabling immediate refund advances on prepaid...

NEW REPORT: H&R Block On Offering Smarter, Faster Tax Refunds
Smarter Payments // April 04, 2018

The rise of new technology has dramatically altered the traditional nature of payments, allowing gig workers and full-time workers faster access to their earnings while enabling businesses and banks to move funds more quickly across international borders. And as this technology has become more commonplace...

Credit Karma To Advance Tax Refunds For Free
Consumer Finance // January 05, 2018

Credit Karma Tax announced on Thursday (Jan. 4) the launch of Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. In a press release, the company said the service will enable U.S. citizens who file their tax returns through Credit Karma Tax to get a $500 to...

NRF Survey: Tax Payers Not Spending Refunds
Retail // February 23, 2017

There’s one day out of the year to which most adults look forward with the same excitement that children do with Christmas. That day is when the IRS hands out tax refund checks from the previous year’s tax filing. In years past, this money was...

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Credit Karma To Advance Tax Refunds For Free

January 05, 2018
Credit Karma Tax announced on Thursday (Jan. 4) the launch of Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. In a press release, the company said the service will enable U.S. citizens who file their tax returns through Credit Karma Tax to get a $500 to $1,000 advance on their tax refund with no fees or […]

Virginia Man To Serve 4 Years For ID Fraud Scheme

July 07, 2016
A Virginia man was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Wednesday (July 6) by a federal district court for his role in a massive identity fraud scheme. Bradley King...

DOJ Warns Of Increased Tax Fraud Threats

April 01, 2016
The U.S. Department of Justice issued a serious warning to the public about the looming threats of fraudulent tax return processors and tax scheme promoters. Tax Day is officially just...