A REPORT OUT OF WASHINGTON STATES THAT SINCE THE IRS BEGAN RECEIVING TAX RETURNS ON JANUARY 24th, IT HAS PROCESSED SOME 13 MILLION RETURNS OUT OF 17 MILLION ALREADY RECEIVED. THE IRS SAYS THAT THE AVERAGE REFUND HANDED OUT TO TAXPAYES SO FAR, COMES TO ROUGHLY $2201, FOR 4 MILLION TAXPAYERS DUE A REFUND. SO FAR, THE IRS SAYS IT HAS PAID OUT $9 BILLION IN REFUNDS THIS YEAR. THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS APRIL 15th.
