After all, the average refund is a hefty $2,430.

For taxpayers who have filed early, however, the average refund is up almost 20 percent from last year, the Internal Revenue Service said this week.

This year the average refund has been $656, up from $548.

New Jersey officials estimated that the average refund in their state would be $142 while Connecticut officials put the number at $400.

If, as I am confident is the case, the average fare is less than £2, then the average refund would not exceed 40p.

The income of people who take refund loans is typically $25,000 to $30,000, he said, and the average refund is about $1,500.

The average refund is about $900, the senior Mr. Bloch said.

Refund checks were issued for 79 percent of them, with the average refund running $835.20, almost $10 more than a year ago.

That case also was successful, resulting in lower tax bills and an average refund to the retirees of about $480.

The average refund is projected to be $918, up $11 from last year.