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A Pittsburgh Nurse Counted on Her $3,412 Tax Refund to Survive COBRA — The IRS Held It for 79 Days
The conventional wisdom about tax refunds goes something like this: file early, get paid fast,…
Articles by Vivienne Marlowe Reyes
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His $4,200 Tax Refund Was Seized Over a Loan He Cosigned — And He Never Saw It Coming
The envelope was sitting on the kitchen counter when Nolan Matsuda got home from a…
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Identity Theft Froze Her $4,800 Tax Refund for 11 Months — How Brenda Finally Got the IRS to Release It
The tax filing deadline for 2025 returns falls on April 15, 2026, and for millions…
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She Expected Her $4,200 Tax Refund in 21 Days. The IRS Had Other Plans — and Her Roof Couldn’t Wait
She was standing directly behind me at a Shell station off I-485 in Charlotte, voice…
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She Counted on a $3,200 Tax Refund to Save Her Home — The IRS Held It for 11 Weeks
The conventional wisdom about tax refunds goes something like this: file early, file electronically, and…
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I Overheard a Stranger at a Gas Station Talking About His Missing IRS Refund — His Story Took Weeks to Unravel
The man in front of me at the BP station on West Madison was speaking…
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Her Husband’s Layoff Changed Everything About Their 2025 Tax Return — Including the Refund She Counted On
Have you ever had a financial plan built entirely around a number you didn’t fully…
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He Filed in February and Expected $2,840 Back — The IRS Took 61 Days and Left a Tampa Father Scrambling for Childcare
The first thing I noticed about Duane Reeves was that he was holding a printout.…
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His Family Was $3,400 Behind on Property Taxes When His Tax Refund Finally Cleared — 61 Days After Filing
The first week of April is when many Americans realize their refund is not coming…
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His COBRA Premium Cost More Than His Rent. Then the IRS Held His $3,247 Tax Refund for 44 Days
The window for the average electronically filed tax refund is narrow but well-documented: according to…