| Jackson Hewitt net falls amid slow tax season start (Reuters) |
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Reuters - Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc
, the second-largest U.S. tax preparer, on Tuesday said
quarterly profit fell 34 percent, hurt by what it called a
disappointing start to the U.S. tax filing season. Read Entire Article |
While nobody likes filing tax returns, most people are rewarded handsomely for their efforts: About 75% of taxpayers get a refund, according to the Internal Revenue Service. In 2005, the average refund rang in at more than $2,000, a nice chunk of change.
| AP - More than 3 million people will have to wait until February to get their tax refunds because of Congress' late fix to the alternative minimum tax, the IRS said Thursday. | |
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