Funding cuts and employee shortages mean area taxpayers will have to wait longer for their refund checks.

Cash-strapped tax departments in Maryland, Virginia and the District are cutting back on the number of workers hired to process paper tax returns, and that means earners will have to wait longer for their refunds.

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