The Treasury Department has strongly rejected complaints by congressional Democrats that it manipulated tax withholding last year in order to boost workers’ paychecks ahead of the midterm elections
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The letter comes as early tax-refund disbursement data show that both the share of taxpayers receiving payments from the IRS and the average amount they’re getting back is down significantly. Many experts say, though, it’s too early to draw many conclusions from the data.
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