tax refund
noun
: a return of money paid that is more than what is actually owed for taxes
I can't wait to get my tax refund this year.
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The messages were nothing out of the ordinary in this case, a simple tax refund scam baiting the reader to click on a link.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
In 2021, Rodriguez was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier in Glastonbury when he was allegedly asked by an acquaintance to intercept federal tax refund checks that would be mailed to addresses on his mail carrier route.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
According to court records, Rodriguez allegedly stole a tax refund check for $4,943.17 from the mail In October 2021 before it was delivered to an address on his route.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
The government can also intercept up to 100% of a federal tax refund, and offset up to 15% of Social Security benefits, although Social Security offset is now temporarily paused following this week’s announcement.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
In 2021, Rodriguez was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier in Glastonbury when he was allegedly asked by an acquaintance to intercept federal tax refund checks that would be mailed to addresses on his mail carrier route.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
According to court records, Rodriguez allegedly stole a tax refund check for $4,943.17 from the mail In October 2021 before it was delivered to an address on his route.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
The government can also intercept up to 100% of a federal tax refund, and offset up to 15% of Social Security benefits, although Social Security offset is now temporarily paused following this week’s announcement.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Tax refund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20refund. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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