Andrew Lautz
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-14-2026 10PM EDT
The average refund is about $350 more this year compared to the same time last year.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-14-2026 10PM EDT
And most filers should receive at least some bump, according to Andrew Lautz with the Bipartisan Policy Center.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-14-2026 10PM EDT
But the center surveyed Americans and found only 27 percent think last year's tax changes favored them.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-14-2026 10PM EDT
Even among Republicans, only 35 percent said the tax changes favor them.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-14-2026 10PM EDT
Part of that could be because the White House projected average refunds around $1,000, not the $350 that's been the case so far.