The agency said 9 out of 10 refunds will go out within 21 days from when a return is filed. But refunds for paper returns -- which normally take four to six weeks -- could take at least 7 weeks this year. The vast majority of the returns filed so far this year (13.3 million) were filed electronically.
It accounts for 30% of your credit score, and keeping your credit card balances as low as possible can help improve your credit score. Because you can drastically change your credit utilization with a single payment, itâs one of the best ways you can quickly improve your credit score.
Increase your credit limits. The first simple and fast tip to raising your credit score is by increasing your credit card limits. If your balance is $4900 on your $5000 limit card, your balance to credit ratio is nearly 100%.By raising your limit to say $8000, your score will jump because you now donât look as stretched on your report.NOTE: When you are talking to the credit card company rep make sure you ask if they can do an increase without doing a âhard pullâ on your credit report. A âhard pullâ shows up on your report as an inquiry for credit, and can result in a quick 10+ point drop in your score.