A tax refund is a payment to the taxpayer due because the taxpayer has paid more tax than owed. United States[edit] According to the Internal Revenue Service, 77% of tax returns filed in 2004 resulted in a refund check, with the average refund check being $2,100.[1] In 2011, the average tax refund was $2,913.[2][3] For the 2017 tax year the average refund was $2,035 and for 2018 it was 8% less at
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