Tax Refunds 2025: IRS Shutdown Delays, Bigger Payouts & Global Rebate Roundup
Key Facts: As Congress’s funding lapse hit IRS operations in late Oct 2025, most paper refunds were paused (e-filers still get refunds) irs.gov. The IRS paid out $311.6 billion in refunds in 2025 (up slightly) with an average of $3,052 per taxpayer ts2.tech. The new U.S. tax law (the “One Big Beautiful Bill” of July 2025) raised credits for children and seniors ts2.tech, and analysts now forecast a surge in refunds (an extra ~$50 billion, or +18%) in early 2026 cbsnews.com economictimes.indiatimes.com. In state news, Virginia announced one-time income-tax rebates of $200–$400 from a budget surplus ts2.tech. Abroad, India reports delays in