Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: 2021 US Tax Tracker—Week One Sees IRS Issue $48 Billion in Refunds Coresight Research March 8, 2021 The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) kicked off the 2021 tax filing season on February 12 this year when it began accepting tax returns for 2020—a delay compared to the normal start in early January. The delay this year allowed the IRS more time to prepare for the Covid-19 Relief Bill, which took effect in the US in late December. Each year, the IRS reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis, until the April 15 deadline. Our US Tax Tracker reports will provide coverage on tax return filings at four-week intervals. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: Evaluating Ulta Beauty’s Marketplace Launch as a Strategic Response, with Madhav PitaliyaAnalyst Corner: Five Key Insights from US Black Friday 2025 and What They Mean for the Rest of Holiday 2025, with Anand KumarSycamore Partners To Acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance—Exploring the Reasons for and Implications of the $23.7 Billion DealCEO Brief: Intelligent Inventory—Achieving Inventory Excellence