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A third of Wisconsinites file their taxes as the season hits halfway point

You still have a few more weeks to get a hold of your accountant or hop on a computer to file your tax return this year. According to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, about one-third of the state’s individual tax returns have been processed. That means about one million Wisconsinites have already returned their paperwork and potentially received their refund check, which has been on average worth $784 this year. Nationwide, the Internal Revenue Service is expecting more than 168 million individual tax returns this year. According to Time Magazine, changes in the tax code and the expiration of some pandemic-era programs have resulted in federal tax refunds being approximately 10 percent less than last year.  With April 15th falling on a weekend and Washington D.C and Boston observing holidays on the Monday after, the deadline to file your taxes or request an extension is April 18th. 

 

OTHER STATS FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

  • About 20% – of MTA individual account holders who thus far have signed up for a Wisconsin Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN). The Wisconsin IP PIN is an added layer of security, further protecting taxpayer's personal information by ensuring no one can fraudulently file a tax return in their name.
  • DOR's customer service team numbers are ticking toward the positive as well, having already answered over 94,000 inquiries so far this year, assisting customers by phone, live chat, email and in-person at DOR customer service centers statewide.
  • Nearly 80,000 were by phone with a 1 minute 37 second average call hold time and a 99.81% call answer rate.

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