Trump, tariff refunds
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A court setback for Trump moves tariff refund cases forward, though it’s unclear if consumers will see checks.
SCOTUS ruled that the President does not have broad authority to set tariffs under the IEEPA and that this power rests with Congress, but there are still many questions.
A new bill, the Payback Act, aims to refund Americans for tariffs paid. But will consumers actually get money back? What we know
Just a week after the Supreme Court demolished the cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, questions are swirling about the legal foundation of his replacement tariffs.
Claims about new stimulus checks, IRS direct deposits, relief payments and tariff dividends circulated widely throughout 2025, and they’re still making the rounds in 2026. The question is whether any of it actually checks out.
Anyone who paid the taxes should get reimbursed, but the high court did not address how. Business owners wonder if they'll need lawyers, brokers, money — or luck.
Memphis-based FedEx was sued in federal court on behalf of customers seeking refunds related to Trump's emergency tariffs on imported goods.
“The 120-plus-day delay the government just requested would cost taxpayers almost $3 billion in additional interest,” Cato’s experts wrote in their analysis. This request was blocked by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday, but the administration nevertheless anticipates the matter lasting months or even years.