{"id":40853,"date":"2026-04-04T11:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40853"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:07:22","slug":"50000-taxpayers-screwed-by-typo-that-led-to-reduced-refunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40853","title":{"rendered":"50,000 taxpayers screwed by \u2018typo\u2019 that led to reduced refunds"},"content":{"rendered":"


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They\u2019re getting a poor return on their precious time investment. <\/p>\n

A mere typo in a tax document has threatened the refunds of more than 50,000 taxpayers in New York, leading to some receiving smaller payouts than anticipated, while others were sent notices asking for additional payments.<\/p>\n

The error has since been corrected, officials said, but not everyone has collected their full refund yet.<\/p>\n

The blunder emerged early in March when the state\u2019s Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) issued a notice to tax professionals regarding New York residents who are married and filing taxes jointly or filed as a qualified surviving spouse, Times Union reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reduced refunds came from a typo in one of the withholding tables included in the submitted tax forms.<\/p>\n

According to the department, the typo was spotted in the third week of February and was fixed around the start of March. Those who have yet to file will not be affected by the error.<\/p>\n