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Don’t Pay Triple-digit Interest to Borrow Your Own Tax Refund

RALtips.pdf | 7.5 kB
January 30, 2002
"Fast Cash Refunds" are really loans; fees to borrow against your tax refund or Earned Income Tax Credit are typically $29 to $89 or 67% to 774% annual interest rate just to get cash a few days faster than you can get your tax refund from the IRS.

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