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The IRS Has Issued Over $210 Billion in Tax Refunds so Far in 2025
With just days left in the tax season, explore the IRS’ status processing tax returns and issuing refunds.
US income taxes are due in four days unless you live in one of these states or your deadline has been extended. That means more than 100 million taxpayers have already filed their tax return and received their tax refunds.
On Friday, the IRS said it has received over 101 million tax returns and issued more than 67 million tax refunds.
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Through the 10th week of the 2024 tax season, the average refund amount had risen by approximately 3.5% compared to 2023’s season. Read on for a breakdown of how the IRS is performing with just four days until Tax Day.
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How many tax returns has the IRS processed so far in 2025?
On Friday, the IRS released statistics comparing its progress through the 10th week of tax season 2024 (ending April 5, 2024) with its progress through the 10th week of 2025 (ending April 4, 2025). So far this year, the IRS has processed 100.3 million federal income tax returns, up 0.2% from the 100.1 million returns it had processed by the same time last year.
The IRS has received more than 101.4 million tax returns total so far, compared with 101.8 million last year, marking a 0.4% decrease.
The agency also breaks down how returns have been filed, with 98.1 million returns received electronically (53.3 million filed by tax professionals and 44.7 million self-prepared).
How many tax refunds has the IRS issued in 2025?
The IRS has issued 67.7 million refunds, a 1.4% increase from the approximate 66.8 million sent out at this point in 2024.
The average tax refund amount so far is $3,116, up 3.5% from last year’s average of $3,011 at this time last year.
How do 2025’s tax refunds compare to 2024’s so far?
So far, the IRS has issued more than $211 billion in tax refunds, a 5% increase from the $201 billion in tax refunds it had issued by this time in 2024.
The IRS noted that large percentage differences in filing statistics are typical for the beginning of each tax season. It accurately predicted that the numbers would even out as more people gather important tax documents and file as we enter the final countdown to the April 15 deadline.
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 10, #730
Here are some hints and the answers for Connections for June 10, No. 730. There’s an ’80s category.
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
My 1980s brothers and sisters, the blue category is calling our names. Gag me with a spoon! If you need help with today’s NYT Connections puzzle, read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Make peace.
Green group hint: Deck out your essay.
Blue group hint: Totally tubular!
Purple group hint: A moral or legal obligation.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Arbitrate.
Green group: Things you can insert in a document.
Blue group: ’80s slang.
Purple group: ____ duty.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is arbitrate. The four answers are chair, judge, mediate and moderate.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you can insert in a document. The four answers are chart, image, table and text box.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is ’80s slang. The four answers are chill, psych, radical and word.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of duty. The four answers are civic, customs, heavy and jury.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included «things you can set,» such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included «one in a dozen,» such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included «streets on screen,» such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included «power ___» such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included «things that can run,» such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 10, #260
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 260, for June 10.
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition was fun but not too difficult. It helps to know a little baseball, and to be familiar with football in a certain city acclaimed for its weather and zoo. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Throw it in there.
Green group hint: How to watch.
Blue group hint: Signal-callers, in a famously sunny city.
Purple group hint: Moving back and forth.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Baseball pitches that end in «ball.»
Green group: Ways to take in a sporting event.
Blue group: Chargers QBs, past and present.
Purple group: Things one can swing.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball pitches that end in «ball.» The four answers are curve, fast, knuckle and screw.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is ways to take in a sporting event. The four answers are in person, radio, streaming and television.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Chargers QBs, past and present. The four answers are Brees, Fouts, Herbert and Rivers.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things one can swing. The four answers are baseball bat, fist, golf club and momentum.
Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.
That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.
#1: Series A Clubs, Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
#2: WNBA MVPs, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
#3: Premier League team nicknames, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.
#4: Homophones of NBA player names, Jan. 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.
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Act Fast to Get an Apple Pencil Pro for Just $80 While This Open-Box Deal Lasts
The Apple Pencil Pro is $50 off right now and comes good as new with some warranty remaining, too.
If you’re a committed Apple fan, then you probably want to get all of the best accessories. One that’s often overlooked is the Apple Pencil Pro. It’s normally $129, which is a big ask, but we’ve found an excellent deal today that makes it more affordable.
Woot currently has a deal on a new, open-boxApple Pencil Pro that brings it down to just $80. This is the cheapest we’ve ever seen the device, and while it’s not brand-new, it still comes with at least 60 days of warranty. Act quickly, though, as we’re not expecting this deal to last long.
The Apple Pencil Pro, the first new model introduced since 2023, launched in May of 2024. This upgraded version has pressure sensitivity that closely resembles the feel of a real pen, along with the convenience of magnetic charging. Notably, the Pro model also incorporates gestures and haptics, allowing you to perform actions like squeezing the pen to open menus, rolling it to select different tools and using a hover gesture to preview strokes. These enhancements are designed to eliminate barriers between you and your digital creations, making the drawing experience more intuitive and seamless.
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The Pro model Apple Pencil is compatible with the iPad Pro 13-inch (with the M4 chip), iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), iPad Air 13-inch (M2) and iPad Air 11-inch (M2).
If you’ve been eyeing a new Apple Pencil, now is the time to jump on this deal. Looking at fleshing out your Apple ecosystem? We’ve got all the best deals on Apple’s tablets and we’ll be updating the list regularly to make sure you get the best prices, too.
Why this deal matters
The Apple Pencil Pro rarely goes on sale, and even when it does, the lowest price we’ve ever seen for it is $90. This deal is $10 less than that, and while it’s technically open box, it still comes with a warranty for at least 60 days. So if you’re interested, act fast.
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