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$2,942

The average 2025 federal tax refund was $2,942 — money withheld from paychecks all year and returned without interest, and most of us celebrate when it arrives.

Internal Revenue Service ↗ · 2025 filing season, through Apr 18

Refund day: does it feel like a gift, or like getting your own money back late?

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I think we should make the fair value of one’s volunteer hours to public charities deductible from income tax up to a percentage max. Why do we allow the fair value of donated goods to be written off but not volunteer services?

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