The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was open for business on the first day of tax season, Monday, January 28, 2019. With the government shutdown over (at least for now), the IRS is trying to get back to normal. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig assured taxpayers, “The IRS will be doing everything it can to have a smooth…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be back to work processing tax returns and issuing tax refunds following an announcement that the government shutdown has ended. But the news hardly means that tax season will be normal: The IRS has indicated that it will take quite some time to recover. The IRS has told lawmakers…
Less than a week before tax season is slated to open for the new filing season, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doors remain largely closed. However, as part of the IRS Shutdown Contingency Plan, 46,052 employees have been designated as “excepted/exempt,” sending tens of thousands of IRS employees back to work without pay. However, some are fighting back by…
As the shutdown rolls on, taxpayers have been left wondering: What does it mean for tax season? Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that tax season would open on time (January 28, 2019) and, in a departure from previous years, that tax refunds would be issued during the shutdown. Over the weekend, the IRS announced that…
As I reported earlier, the United States Tax Court has shut down operations as of Friday, December 28, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. and will remain closed until further notice. The closures are due to the partial government shutdown. Trial sessions which were scheduled for the weeks of January 7 and 14, 2019, were not affected…
With the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mostly closed for business, taxpayers have been unable to obtain routine tax transcripts and other documentation used for income verification. Without that information, lenders may be forced to delay financing or refinancing mortgages and other loans. Recognizing the hardship, the IRS has announced steps to offer some relief during the government shutdown….
The IRS has announced that employees will open tax season on time—and issue tax refunds—despite a government shutdown. But don’t plan on spending those tax refund dollars just yet: The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) filed a lawsuit alleging the administration is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by requiring federal employees to work without pay during…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that tax season will open on Monday, January 28, 2019. The IRS will begin accepting paper and electronic tax returns that day. The IRS made the start date announcement despite the ongoing government shutdown. “We are committed to ensuring that taxpayers receive their refunds notwithstanding the government shutdown….
Worried about your tax refund during the government shutdown? The White House Office of Management and Budget says that tax refunds will be paid even if the federal shutdown drags on through the filing season. Traditionally, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not issued refunds to taxpayers while the government is shut down. That appeared…
The federal government officially kicked into partial shutdown mode on December 20, 2018. Two weeks later, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other government agencies remain mostly closed. While that makes it difficult for those taxpayers seeking refunds or abatements, paying bills and attempting to stave off collections, there’s a side effect that you probably…