The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.The war had begun almost two years earlier, in May 1846, over a territorial dispute involving Texas.he treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
One month into the tax filing season, the average federal tax refund was $3,120, the IRS said Thursday. 1  As of Feb. 20, the agency said it paid out $125 billion in refunds and processed about 50 million tax returns. 2  And a large majority of those returns - 83% - have qualified for a refund.
A federal income tax refund is the amount that an individual receives because they overpaid their taxes. The standard processing delay for refunds is between 2 weeks to 1 month. Although, there is no written rule from the IRS, the refund is usually processed quickly as long as there are no issues with the return. When to File. Federal income tax returns can be filed beginning in mid-January of the proceeding year up to April 15th.