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Tax Refunds: Why a Big One Isn't a Win

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Worker A's smaller $200-a-month paycheck adds up over a year to exactly the $2,400 refund the IRS later hands back, the hidden-loan math driving this guide's activity. One extension has students write W-4 advice, another judges six filer cards, and a third runs a personal refund reality check.

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