Millions of Families Will Wait Longer for Their Tax Refunds This Year

As part of a law meant to cut down on tax fraud, the IRS will hold refunds for taxpayers claiming the earned income tax credit (EITC) or the additional child tax credit until at least Feb. 15. And because of holidays and weekends, those refunds may not actually land in people’s bank accounts until closer to the end of the month, the IRS estimates.

"Millions of Families Will Wait Longer for Their Tax Refunds This Year" is from the January 23, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Jonnelle Marte and narrated by Sam Scholl.