Filing your taxes isn’t typically fun, but getting a nice refund at the end certainly helps.

This year, however, filers might have to wait a bit longer to get their money. While the average refund is up by more than 10% compared to last year, hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are experiencing delays due to how the IRS now handles refunds. Paper checks are no more, so if there’s any issue with your direct deposit information, the IRS will more likely freeze the refund until you update it.

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President Donald Trump extended his previous deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, postponing any U.S. strikes on Iran’s energy sites until April 6. The president cited progress in negotiations to end the war, but the Wall Street Journal also reported that the Pentagon is considering deploying another 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East.

MORE: Trump also said Thursday that Iran allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a “present” to the U.S., though the vessels were Pakistani-flagged. Pakistan has emerged as an intermediary between the two nations, and has presented Iran with a 15-point framework for peace on behalf of the U.S.

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