Returns Are a Headache. More Retailers Are Saying, Just ‘Keep It.’
Nearly 60 percent of retailers have policies, often hush-hush, that refund customers for items that aren’t financially viable to send back.
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Identity Theft Case Backlog at IRS Leads to Delayed Tax Refunds
The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds.
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Rampant Identity Theft Is Taxing the I.R.S.
The National Taxpayer Advocate criticized the agency for being too slow to resolve cases, leaving victims waiting years for their refunds.
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First a Victim of Tax Return Identity Theft, Then a 2-Year Wait for a Refund
The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Advocate Service found that many of those affected were lower-income people who depended on refunds to cover living costs. The wait is “ridiculous,” the head of the service said.