The average tax refund is almost 29% lower this tax season, early IRS statistics show. But don’t freak out yet. Posted on February 9, 2024 By Charlielikes The IRS is writing smaller refund checks, on average, at the start of this year’s income-tax-filing season, according to new numbers from the tax agency. Stock Market Tags:‘freak, 'almost, 'is, “lower, 29, average, but, don't, early, irs, market, out, refund, season, show, statistics, stock, stock market, tax’, the, this, yet