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Tax Time 2026
For our members, this is one of the most important financial moments of the year. Refunds and credits provide a critical opportunity to catch up on bills and build savings.
Updated on April 1, 2026
I have goals that I’m trying to reach, and I set my refund aside and I’ve been doing good: staying on course.-Roshelle, Saverlife member
Tax Time 2026
At SaverLife, we have a unique window into how tax time unfolds for our members. Through years of research, member engagement, and real-time insights from our platform, we’ve seen how people plan for their refunds all year long, and rely on them to meet both immediate needs and long-term goals.
We’re continuing to build on this foundation by evolving our products and technology to better understand and support members during tax season and beyond.
This year, we’re sharing ongoing updates on how members are experiencing tax time—pairing insights from across our community with new findings as they emerge.
Tax Refund Tracker
Our Tax Refund Tracker brings together real-time, transactional data from SaverLife members to show when refunds are arriving and how they compare to past years.
$3107
The average refund for our 900+ members who have received refunds so far this year
23%
% of members who filed and got refunds this time last year haven’t received a refund this tax season
14%
% increase in the typical refunds members received by this time last year
Tax time for our members
Each year, we speak with members and share their tax-time stories. Below are three members with different and unique filing experiences.
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