Tax Refunds

The standard exemption increase will mean an extra $69 or so for families of four. The tax credit will once again be tied to inflation after lawmakers last year quietly untied it.

The more than 11 million Illinoisans who claim the standard exemption each year will not see an inflation-indexed bump for the 2023 tax year.

Taxes were due roughly five months ago, but thousands of Missourians are still waiting to get their state refunds. According to the Missouri Department of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 6, 2013 - What are you planning to do with your tax refund this year?Researchers at Washington…