The site reported that Trump initiated a hiring freeze at the IRS on new jobs and rescinded any job offers for IRS employees who would have started after Feb. 8. Another executive order demanding that federal employees working from home return to the office could also force some IRS employees into early retirement, according to the site.

Refunds are typically received within 21 days of the IRS accepting your return, but some issues can delay that timeline.

For the 2023 tax season, the IRS processed 163,515,000 returns, resulting in an average refund of $3,170, a slight increase from the previous season's average of $3,145. With infl