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Community action agencies in Massachusetts called the state's expanded tax credits "powerful antipoverty tools" and they are ...

Most refunds are issued in less than 21 days. If filed online, taxpayers can check the status within 24 hours. If filed on paper, they say refund information is usually available after four weeks.

Robert Thorpe is a Newsweek reporter based in Massachusetts ... top of a 1040 tax form. witsarut sakorn/Getty Images Marginal tax brackets determine the rate at which your income is taxed.