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Everyone likes a nice fat tax refund check. A big tax refund can seem like a just reward for 12 months of tax withholding, not to mention taking a few hours to fill out an income tax return. But pulling out all the stops in pursuit of a bigger tax refund is probably not the best idea. Here are 5 things you shouldn’t do just to get a bigger tax refund.