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More than 53 million tax filers took advantage of at least one of President Donald Trump’s tax breaks this filing season, as the average refund rose more than $3,400, according to Treasury Department data released on Tax Day.
The figures mark the first filing season since the Republican-backed “Family Tax Cut” was passed in July 2025 and implemented by the IRS, where Trump administration officials are proposing broad cuts and tax increases.
Wednesday is the deadline to file taxes for the 2025 income year, and the president has promised “the biggest tax refund season in US history” thanks to his One Big Beautiful Bill.
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President Donald Trump signs the sweeping spending and tax bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” during a picnic with military families at the White House on July 4, 2025. (Reuters/Ken Cedeno)
As of April 14, the average return is up 11% compared to the previous filing season, Trump’s Treasury Department said. Filers who used at least one of the new provisions saw an average tax cut of about $800, a new report found.
The data points to widespread use of several provisions in the new law.
About 25 million filers claimed overtime deductions, while about 6 million claimed tax breaks on tips. About 30 million adults took advantage of the enhanced deduction, and about 34 million families claimed the expanded child tax credit.
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Tax scams have gone from defrauding the unemployed to “tax hacking” on social media, with the IRS warning of new threats for the 2026 filing season. (Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)
Another 105 million filers used the extended standard deduction, and nearly 1 million deducted interest on car loans for new cars made in America.
The treasury also said more than 5 million “Trump accounts” have been opened, including about 1.2 million eligible for the $1,000 checking contribution.
The accounts, created under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, are government-backed investment funds for children designed to grow over time.
They work the same as the traditional long term investment cars, but with laws designed to protect new savers.
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Identity theft and fraudulent tax filings remain top problems for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as criminals take advantage of confusion about debt and filing rules. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the results show that the administration’s tax policy is delivering meaningful relief to workers and families.
“Under President Trump, we stand by the fundamental principle that hard-working Americans should be rewarded, not punished with tax increases,” Bessent said in a statement included in the data release.
He noted that taxpayers “keep most of what they get and see their paychecks go through.”
