13.9 million Americans to receive IRS tax refund interest; taxable payments to average $18

13.9 million Americans to receive IRS tax refund interest; taxable payments to average $18  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/13-point https://accountinginstruction.info WASHINGTON — This week the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service will send interest payments to about 13.9 million individual taxpayers who timely filed their 2019 federal income tax returns and are receiving refunds.  The interest payments, averaging about $18, will be made to individual taxpayers who filed a 2019 return by this year's July 15 deadline and either received a refund in the past three months or will receive a refund. Most interest payments will be issued separately from tax refunds.