The IRS’s update on the progress of tax season this year so far shows that average tax refund amounts are up 18.6% versus the same time last year, total filings down slightly to date.

If you've already filed your taxes, you might have noticed something interesting about your Colorado refunds: they're all pending. It turns out big changes in the tax code are to blame.

If the IRS owes you a tax refund, it should come within three weeks of filing. And in a change, 25 states are now participating in the IRS's free online filing program.

Coloradans will be able to file their state tax returns this week, a Colorado Department of Revenue spokesperson told FOX31 on Tuesday.

Tax season continued its sluggish start into early February, but tax refunds continued to steadily roll out the door. Every tax season has its own quirks and nuances. Oddly enough, though,