IRS: Fewer Americans Are Getting Refunds This Year

So far, the IRS has delivered more than $200 billion in refunds through early April, and 101 million people have filed returns this tax season.

The form used by US taxpayers to file an annual income tax return. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The number of refunds issued this year so far has declined about 3.3 percent, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in an update released before the filing deadline on April 15.

Meanwhile, a poll suggests that the number of people paying more to the IRS could be on the rise.