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美国国税局局长弗兰克·比西尼亚诺谈纳税申报日、退税上涨与儿童“特朗普账户”
美国国税局局长弗兰克·比西尼亚诺透露，2026年纳税申报季的平均退税金额增长逾11%，已发放退税总额超过2700亿美元。他将此归功于《工薪家庭减税法案》带来的永久性减税和税负减轻。比西尼亚诺同时推广面向儿童的“特朗普账户”，为新生儿提供1000美元启动金，年度最高可存入5000美元，目前已有500万受抚养人参保，助力金融素养培养。
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共和党寄望他们倡导的减税政策在今年报税季退税增长的背景下，成为11月中期选举的关键利好因素。
但共和党仍面临一项核心挑战——说服选民在投票时将减税福利归功于他们。
“你可以谈论这项政策，但民众必须切实感受到它，这才是会发生的情况，”众议院多数党党鞭、明尼苏达州共和党众议员汤姆·埃默周三在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示，他指的是2025年唐纳德·特朗普总统签署生效的一系列新减税措施。
“我们相信到中期选举时，人们不仅会谈论这项政策，还会切实感受到它的好处，”埃默强调。
唐纳德·特朗普在纳税申报日前将两袋麦当劳餐食送到椭圆形办公室，以宣传他的“小费免税”倡议。（温·麦克name/盖蒂图片社）
*注：原文为Win McNamee，此处按规范译名保留原标注格式
战略研讨会：特朗普团队就中期选举 messaging 展开磋商，聚焦经济议题
为捍卫其在众议院的微弱多数席位，共和党正加大宣传力度，推广《一项宏大美丽法案》（即《工薪家庭减税法案》）。共和党在周三的纳税申报日当天大肆宣扬今年更高的退税金额，同时突出民主党议员对该仅由共和党议员投票通过的税改法案的反对立场。
根据美国国税局周三发布的数据，今年的平均退税金额超过3400美元，较上一报税季增长11%。
共和党将这些退税数据作为其税收政策切实惠及选民钱包的早期证据。
超过5300万纳税人申请了针对小费、加班费、汽车贷款或65岁以上人群的新税收减免，美国财政部数据显示。部分纳税人还获得了更高的儿童税收抵免以及州和地方税收减免。
“当你在纳税申报表上看到这笔钱，在工资单上看到这笔钱，真正切实感受到它时，我认为这将对我们在2026年占据有利位置起到关键作用，”西弗吉尼亚州共和党众议员莱利·摩尔周三表示。
然而，民主党人辩称，这些福利可能不足以克服美国人整体的经济焦虑。
该党日益有信心在今年11月夺回众议院控制权，并在参议院选举中占据优势，其依据是选民对生活成本问题的不满以及特朗普支持率的下滑。共和党还必须克服执政党在中期选举年丢失席位的普遍趋势。
“很多人都认为我们会在11月落败，”埃默在周三一场宣传新税收福利的共和党信息发布会上表示。“我们会表现很好的，因为我们在众议院选区布局上占据优势，全国范围内都有优秀的候选人。”
众议院多数党党鞭汤姆·埃默告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他相信一旦美国人看到自己的退税金额，就更愿意保留共和党在国会的多数席位。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
财政部数据：报税季中期平均退税超3700美元
民主党人在很大程度上反对这些减税政策，认为它们不成比例地惠及企业和富人。
但共和党表示，美国工薪阶层和小企业今年将因他们的政策减少税负。
弗吉尼亚州劳登县警长迈克·查普曼告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，加班费减免对加班加点的执法人员来说是一剂“士气强心针”。
根据美国国税局数据，已有超过2500万美国人申请了这项新税收减免，平均减免金额超过3100美元。
共和党还重点宣传了一系列企业税收减免政策，受益者认为这些政策将促进就业增长，为所在社区带来经济利好。
“它给了我确定性和信心，让我能够出去进行资本投资，”北卡罗来纳州一家机械加工厂老板考特尼·西尔弗表示，她在税改法案通过后投资了超过100万美元购置设备。
“我们投资的每一项设备，都需要为团队创造新的岗位，”西尔弗补充道。
根据美国制造商协会的数据，如果共和党未能通过《一项宏大美丽法案》延长2017年减税政策，美国可能会流失近600万个工作岗位。
美国财政部发布的数据显示，与上一报税季相比，今年美国人的平均退税金额增长了11%。（迈克尔·博基耶里/盖蒂图片社）
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尽管如此，最近的一项福克斯新闻民调显示，七成美国人认为自己的税负过高，这是二十多年来的最高不满水平。
一些由民主党掌控的州明确拒绝遵循共和党 enacted 的新联邦减税政策，理由是担心这些政策会影响州财政收入。共和党议员辩称，这是民主党试图阻止选民感受到共和党通过的减税福利。
“我所在州的州长拒绝配合，民主党控制的州议会也拒绝进行税务合规，所以我没有享受到退税增长的好处，明尼苏达州的其他民众也没有，”埃默在谈及平均退税增幅时表示。“这改变了游戏规则，但我的州没有享受到这项福利。”
特朗普从周四开始将前往内华达州和亚利桑那州，宣传他的“小费免税”和“加班费免税”政策，为共和党助选，帮助他们在今年的中期选举中保住两党在国会的多数席位。
Republicans bet higher tax refunds will boost midterm chances as blue states resist relief
April 16, 2026 9:23am EDT / Fox News
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano discusses Tax Day, rising refunds and ‘Trump accounts’ for kids
IRS CEO Frank Bisignano reveals average tax refunds are up more than 11% for Tax Day 2026, with over $270 billion issued. He credits the Working Families Tax Cut Act for permanent tax cuts and reducing the tax burden. Bisignano also promotes “Trump Accounts” for children, offering a $1,000 deposit for newborns and allowing up to $5,000 in annual contributions, enrolling 5 million dependents and fostering financial literacy.
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Republicans are betting tax cuts they championed will be a difference-maker in November’s midterm elections amid a rise in refunds this filing season.
But Republicans still face a key challenge — convincing voters to credit them for the tax relief when they head to the ballot box.
“You can talk about it, but you’ve got to feel it and that’s what’s going to happen,” House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told Fox News Digital in an interview on Wednesday, referring to the slate of new tax breaks signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2025.
“We believe by the time of the midterms, people are not only going to be talking about it, they are going to feel it,” Emmer insisted.
Donald Trump receives two bags of McDonald’s delivered to the Oval Office ahead of Tax Day to promote his “no tax on tips” initiative.(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
STRATEGY SESSION: TRUMP’S TEAM HUDDLES ON MIDTERM MESSAGING WITH SPOTLIGHT ON ECONOMY
As they look to defend their slim House majority, the GOP is ramping up its messaging to promote the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts. Republicans spent Tax Day on Wednesday touting larger refunds this year while highlighting Democratic lawmakers’ opposition to the tax bill that passed with solely GOP votes.
The average refund this year is over $3,400, amounting to an 11% increase compared to last tax season, according to data released by the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday.
Republicans have pointed to those returns as early proof their tax policy is reaching voters’ wallets.
A vast swath of Americans is also benefiting from new tax cuts that Trump first floated on the 2024 campaign trail.
More than 53 million tax filers claimed new deductions for tips, overtime pay, automobile loans or being over the age of 65, according to the Treasury Department. Some are also receiving a larger child tax credit and relief for state and local taxes.
“When you’re seeing it in your tax return, when you’re seeing it in your paycheck, when you’re actually able to feel that, I think that’s going to make a difference to put us in a good spot for 2026,” Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., said Wednesday.
Democrats, however, argue those benefits may not be enough to overcome Americans’ broader economic concerns.
The party is voicing increasing confidence it will retake House control and put the Senate in play this November, citing voter discontent about cost-of-living issues and Trump’s declining approval ratings. Republicans must also overcome the trend of the party in power shedding seats during a midterm year.
“A lot of people want to count us out in November,” Emmer said during a GOP messaging event highlighting the new tax benefits on Wednesday. “We’re going to be just fine, because we’ve got a great map in the House. We’ve got great candidates across the country.”
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told Fox News Digital that he believes once Americans see their refunds, they will be more likely to want to keep a GOP majority in Congress.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AVERAGE TAX REFUND TOPS $3,700 MIDWAY THROUGH FILING SEASON, TREASURY SAYS
Democrats have largely opposed the tax cuts, arguing they disproportionately benefit corporations and the wealthy.
But Republicans say working Americans and small businesses will see a smaller tax bill this year as a result of their policies.
Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman told Fox News Digital that the overtime deduction has been a “morale booster” for law enforcement putting in extra hours.
More than 25 million Americans have claimed the new tax break with an average deduction of more than $3,100, according to the IRS.
Republicans are also highlighting a slate of business tax breaks, which beneficiaries argue could boost job growth and provide economic benefits to their community.
“It gave me the certainty and the confidence to go out and make capital investments,” Courtney Silver, who owns a machine shop in North Carolina and invested more than $1 million in equipment following the passage of the tax bill, told Fox News Digital.
“For everything we invested in, we need to create those new positions on our team,” Silver added.
The United States could have shed nearly 6 million jobs if Republicans had failed to extend the 2017 tax cuts through the party’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Data released by the Treasury Department reveals Americans on average saw an 11% increase in tax refunds this year compared to last filing season.(Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)
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Still, seven in 10 Americans say their taxes are too high, the highest dissatisfaction in more than two decades, according to a recent Fox News poll.
Some Democratic-led states have notably refused to conform to the new federal tax breaks enacted by Republicans, citing concern about their impact on state revenue. GOP lawmakers have argued it’s an attempt by Democrats to prevent voters from feeling the tax relief passed by Republicans.
“I’ve got a governor that refuses and a Democrat-controlled legislature that refuses to do tax compliance, so I’m not getting the benefit, nor is any other Minnesotan,” Emmer said, referring to the average increase in returns. “That’s a game changer and my state’s not getting that.”
Trump is heading to Nevada and Arizona beginning Thursday to highlight his “no tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” policies as he goes to bat for Republicans to help them keep their bicameral congressional majority in this year’s midterm elections.