The IRS has also confirmed that once officially open for business, they do not expect any further delay in processing refunds.

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Most taxpayers assumed, once the returns were filed, that the IRS would begin processing those returns immediately and refunds would be issued in a few weeks.

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Those processing delays were expected to hold up refunds for as many as six weeks.

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