{"id":39120,"date":"2016-05-11T22:01:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T22:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=39120"},"modified":"2016-05-11T22:02:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T22:02:47","slug":"tax-refund-checks-for-2015-being-processed-this-week-mapp-administration-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=39120","title":{"rendered":"Tax Refund Checks For 2015 Being Processed This Week; Mapp Administration Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; The first batch of 2015 income tax refunds have been transmitted to the Department of Finance for processing this week, Government House has revealed. More than $10 million in refunds will be paid out, according to D.O.F. Commissioner Valdamier Collens and Internal Revenue Director Marvin Pickering.<\/p>\n<p>According to the release, Governor Kenneth Mapp was pleased to note the timely processing of refunds and congratulated Internal Revenue Finance employees for their hard work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our strengthened financial condition that has permitted us to release these funds to the public,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Collens has pledged that the Finance department will process 2015 tax refund checks immediately. Both he and Mr. Pickering acknowledged the hard work and dedication of their employees in the continuous processing and payment of income tax refunds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; The first batch of 2015 income tax refunds have been transmitted to the Department of Finance for processing this week, Government House has revealed. More than $10 million in refunds will be paid out, according to D.O.F. 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