Iran war threatens to erase the economic bump from bigger tax refunds

Americans are poised to receive bigger refunds when they file their taxes this year than they did in 2025, due to changes in the tax code. Already, U.S. households have received an average federal tax refund of $3,742, according to IRS data as of Feb. 27. That’s about 10.6% higher than the average refund was … Read more

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that “all importers of record’’ were “entitled to benefit’’ from the Supreme … Read more

Companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, judge rules

Companies in the U.S. that paid tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court in February are legally entitled to refunds, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.  Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York said that U.S. importers were “entitled to benefit” from the high court’s February 20 decision that President … Read more

Here’s how Americans say they plan to use their bigger tax refunds this year

Tax refunds are shaping up to be supersized in 2026, thanks to the “big, beautiful bill” signed into law last summer by President Trump. And many Americans already have plans for how to use that money, according to new findings from Bank of America Global Research The most common use of tax refunds — often the … Read more

FedEx vows to pass any tariff refunds it gets from the U.S. on to customers

FedEx is pledging to return any tariff costs it charged to customers if the Trump administration refunds the delivery company for the levies.  “If refunds are issued to FedEx, we will issue refunds to the shippers and consumers who originally bore those charges,” FedEx said in a statement on Thursday. “When that will happen and the … Read more

FedEx sues Trump administration for tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling

FedEx sued the Trump administration Monday, seeking a “full refund” of all tariffs it paid the government under the overturned International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump exceeded his presidential authority when he deployed the act to impose sweeping tariffs on almost all U.S. trading partners. “Accordingly … … Read more