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The average tax refund so far in 2025 is $3,221, up $140 from the average refund this time last year. Here’s how tax refunds work.

Wondering what your state tax rates are? Click on your state to find state income tax rates, sales tax rates and more.

The steps you need to follow to fill out your W-4 form. The W-4 determines how much in taxes is withheld from your paychecks.

Without pay stubs, you still can check the math on your W-2. Here’s what you can do.

You can carry over losses on certain capital assets forever, but it’s not simple.

You can only deduct real estate losses to offset gains, but there are a couple of exceptions.

You’ll have to pay capital gains on the sale of your rental property. Here’s why.

The interest on the home you bought for your in-laws may be deductible in these cases.

While you can’t deduct your grandkids’ college costs, you can get a different tax break.

It’s possible you could use passive losses from real estate to offset a Roth conversion.

Amended returns yielded $9,000 in tax refunds on which IRS paid interest. What should we do?

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