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Posted on 04/16/2026 5:40:01 PM PDT by Libloather
It’s One Big Beautiful refund.
Americans are rolling in the dough this tax season thanks to a bevy of new reforms passed by the Trump administration that have boosted returns by double digits.
More than 53 million taxpayers cashed in after taking advantage of new deductions included in President Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including tax-free tips and overtime, cheaper car loan interest and senior write-offs.
The tax breaks translated to a surge in refunds — as filers in 2026 took home, on average, $3,462, or 11.1% more than last year, IRS data shows.
The numbers are even more impressive when compared to the refunds under the Biden administration, up 24% against the four-year average before Trump took office, according to the Treasury Department.
Some of the biggest winners this year were service industry workers who reaped the benefits of Trump’s highly lauded “no tax on tips” policy.
“I was very happy because I didn’t think I was getting any money back,” Ingrid Mejia, a 53-year-old waitress at the Embassy Diner in Bethpage told The Post.
Mejia said she got about $4,000 from her refund, which is typically just $1,000.
“Now I can work more and more knowing I can get so much money back,” exclaimed Meija, who said the extra cash will go toward her daughter’s bridal shower.
Meija’s fellow servers Crystal Cody, Laura Trachenberg and Zoe Kalodimos also cashed in from Uncle Sam.
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I keep wondering which friggin’ ‘donut hole’ from he’ll we’re in. 😂👍
We normally pay about $1000-1500 every year but we usually get a refund from the state ($500 last yr). This yr, thanks to the BBB, we’re getting almost $5000 back from both state & federal. Hubby works in the restaurant industry & has a side business as a realtor. We’re both 72 so we also got the extra $12000 off for SS.
Retired Boomer Buster taxation?
I’m going to have to have some real heart to hearts with my grandkids.
My “Representatives” ALL need to go down.
Have you seen my senatorettes from Nevada? I know you did. 😵💫
Any improvement from the gym smacked up Senator from Searchlight?
Nope. Both rabid libs of the same ilk. Maybe they’ll get an airport named after them. 😂
I actually owed more in federal taxes, but less in state taxes. Go figure.
I noticed that the feds are taking out less even though my tax withholdings remain the same.
“We’re both 72 so we also got the extra $12000 off for SS.”
Nice!
Trump is really trying to blunt the long term effects of Biden’s inflation, with his $9,000,000,000,000.00 in spending in four years! Took this nation 234 years, and two World Wars, to amass what Biden spent in four years!
Scott Bessent was one of Trump’s best appointments, among many. Pray for his success.
An MBA accounting professor told the class that our goal in life should be to increase the legal minimum federal taxes we need to pay. That way we would make the most money.
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that my federal income tax return, direct deposit was already in my local credit union checking account today.
Trump is winning, I wonder how many others will benefit from tax returns and if that will soon change his polling numbers.
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