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North Central~ !}�~ !�A~ !>A~ !@@~ !@~ !6@~ !"ʯ@" North Texas~ "^0~ ""A~ "*�~ "0@~ "@~ "@~ ""@# South Texas~ #%F�~ #%J[~ #%�~ #%@~ #%4@~ #@~ #&@$Western Region~ $*�7~ $*k~ $*�=�~ $*$ !A~ $*� A~ $*@~ $+@% Central California~ %^J�~ %�$~ %/�~ %@F@~ %H@~ %8@~ %" @& Los Angeles~ &n�~ &�+7~ &Ν�~ &A~ &@~ &@~ &"@' Northern California~ 'O!~ ',0A~ '�~ '-A~ '@~ '@~ '"^@( Pacific-Northwest~ (f L~ (N26~ ( A~ ( @~ (@~ (K@~ ("�@) Rocky Mountain~ )�~ )|�A~ )V`�~ )@F@~ )@~ )i@~ )"P@* Southern California~ *F�~ *<�A~ *Y�~ *@~ *@~ *@~ *"u@+ Southwest~ +%�*�~ +%x?A~ +%f#�~ +%�#@~ +%@~ +%@~ +&n@, International~ ,*�6n~ ,*~A~ ,*N~ ,*K@~ ,*@~ ,Pu@~ ,+x@- Puerto Rico~ -BA~ -`@~ -�!@~ --@~ -0@~ -.@~ -_@. A/C International~ .%>d~ .%A~ .%<2A~ .%@j@~ .%@~ .`t@~ .&@//'Other miscellaneous refunds and credits~ /*^gq~ /*#~ /*0�A~ /*p0A~ /~ /~ /+�,N,0$ Highway and Airport Trust Fund [6]~ 0DEA~ 0#~ 0@~ 0~ 0~ 0~ 0">!1 Excess FICA credits [7]~ 1p0A~ 1~ 1~ 1p0A~ 1~ 1~ 1#2 U.S. Customs and BATF [8]~ 20A~ 2~ 2~ 2~ 2~ 2~ 2"0A'3 Earned Income Credit, Advance~ 3@~ 3~ 3@~ 3~ 3~ 3~ 3*4" Refund Reversal Unclassified [9]~ 4�9@~ 4~ 4�9@~ 4~ 4~ 4~ 4)5!Earned Income Credit, Refund [10]~ 5%Gn~ 5~ 5%Gn~ 5~ 5~ 5~ 5l7d[1] IRS issued 90.9 million refunds totaling $143.5 billion which includes $2.3 billion in interest..8&[2] Includes $1.8 billion in interest.�9�[3] Includes Earned Income Credits refunded in the amount of $21.5 billion, Earned Income Credit, Advanced of $89.3 million, direct deposit refunds of �:�$28.8 billion, and refunds of $1.0 billion (including interest paid of $19.1 million) paid on partnership and fiduciary returns. The average refund for individual@;8income tax returns (1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ) was $1,283.�<�[4] Includes withheld income tax, Federal Insurance (FICA), Railroad Retirement and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) refunds and credits.V=N[5] Includes credits and claims for gasoline and lubricating oil tax payments.O>G[6] Includes Highway and Airport & Airways Trust Fund reclassification.�?�[7] Includes credits for excess payments under the Federal Old Age and Survivors, Federal Hospital Funds amounting to $50.4 million.@�xA��B��C��nD�KE��F�A~@v[8] The source of this information is the U.S. Customs Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF).�A�[9] Includes refunds issued in September 1997 minus refund reversals received in September 1997 that were not classified by district before September 30, �B�1997 (the end of the fiscal year). For accounting and comparative purposes, the data included in this table must agree with the actual transactions affecting the GC?refund and interest appropriation accounts for the fiscal year.�D�[10] Amount for Earned Income Credit, Refund is for informational purposes only and is not included in the United States or Individual Income totals. These =E5refunds have been distributed by district and region.IFASource: 1997 Internal Revenue Service Data Book, Publication 55B.= 8g�%> ��" �������������������������������