IRS employees skipping work during shutdown could delay tax refunds 9:31am | Updated January 23, 2019 The IRS recalled more than 36,000 workers for the beginning of tax filing season on Under that plan, the IRS will continue to process certain tax returns with payments and accept disaster relief-related transcript requests. However, several key operations would be discontinued during the 2019 tax-filing season if the shutdown persists.

A few weeks might not have a noticeable effect on services for most taxpayers, but the individual tax-filing season typically begins to gear up in mid-to-late January. As of yet, the IRS has not announced an official start date for the 2019 filing season. Check out the deductions you can't claim anymore, thanks to the new tax law. More on Taxes The Internal Revenue Service is currently working under non-filing season shutdown plans and will be updating it ahead of the upcoming tax season as soon as Friday, according to a person familiar The country's tax collector is among the federal agencies affected by the government shutdown, now in its second week. The Internal Revenue Service is currently working under non-filing season The shutdown is over, but CPAs say tax filing may still be affected . Anyone anticipating a tax refund in 2019. the shutdown, and the IRS not getting us information, I expect more Although thousands of furloughed IRS employees were called back to work during the 35-day shutdown to process tax refunds, some staff were granted permission to skip work because of financial

During the shutdown, taxpayers should still be able to access online services, including filing tax returns and paying tax online. During the 2018 filing season (including extensions), the IRS

DENTON (UNT), Texas — The 2019 tax season is officially underway, but there are a few factors that could complicate your Internal Revenue Service filing this year. There's a looming threat for a second U.S. government shutdown, as well as new changes from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts being implemented this year. Government Shutdown. How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point. Many of the departments and agencies hit by the partial shutdown are running out of carryover cash and time to prep checks for The IRS starts accepting 2019 returns on Jan. 28, 2020. of tax software companies that partner with the IRS to help U.S. taxpayers e-file their returns. government shutdown could impact The IRS anticipates that even if there is a shutdown, it will be able to call in enough workers to keep the 2019 filing season on track. That means the burden will fall on a relative handful of IRS employees, since most of the tax agency's workers will not be on the job after next week if a fiscal 2019 funding solution is not found by Dec. 21. But if you were worried that the partial government shutdown was going to push back the start of tax filing season, don't be. The IRS just announced that it will start accepting 2018 tax returns

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The shutdown is taking place at a busy time for the IRS, accountants and filers. This filing season marks the first under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — an overhaul of the tax code that went into In a Shutdown, IRS Will Take Your Money, but Give No Refunds With limited funding, thin-staffed IRS prepares for busy individual income-tax filing season The IRS staffers called workers back for the tax filing season. But before they can begin helping taxpayers, the employees need additional training that the shutdown has delayed. I filed my taxes on January 28,2019 for the tax year 2018. I filed electronically using one of the IRS's Free-File-Alliance programs. Everything has been the same with no changes in the last year, the program used, personal situation etc. etc. etc. In the past I have received my federal tax refund in less than 4 weeks after filing. The following tax refund table is based on previous refund tables released by the IRS to help taxpayers know when they should receive their tax refund. The IRS moved to the Modernized E-file System (MEF) in 2013 (2012 tax year). The IRS only issued refunds once per week under the old system. Tax preparers are confronting numerous problems with IRS services because of the partial government shutdown, including an inability to challenge asset seizure warnings, difficulty accessing A prolonged federal government shutdown could throw into turmoil the implementation of the new tax law by the IRS and disrupt the start of the tax-filing season.

The new tax law was already projected to increase the risk of a delayed start to the 2019 filing season, according to the IRS, plus there are some new changes for taxpayers to watch out for. Read

The partial government shutdown is expected on Capitol Hill to impact the 2019 tax filing season. The House's top tax writer has requested information on such effects from Treasury and the IRS. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., sent two January 4 letters on the matter, one to both Treasury Secretary Steven […] Amid the federal shutdown, the IRS has assured filers that it will be ready to receive income tax returns on Jan. 28 and that taxpayers owed a refund will get their money. Jan 9 2019 1:57 PM

Since the government shutdown began in December, the IRS has been operating with about 10,000 of its 80,000 employees. Tax Day 2019 is Monday, April Here's what you can expect when filing

The shutdown is over, but CPAs say tax filing may still be affected . Anyone anticipating a tax refund in 2019. the shutdown, and the IRS not getting us information, I expect more Although thousands of furloughed IRS employees were called back to work during the 35-day shutdown to process tax refunds, some staff were granted permission to skip work because of financial On Oct. 31, 2017, the IRS published IR-2017-183, announcing that it will shut down its e-File system for individual taxpayers' 2016 Tax Year filings.The IRS e-File system will close on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2017. After Nov. 18, a taxpayer needing to file a return must do so on paper rather than use the e-File system. Tax season begins in two weeks, and the IRS still hasn't published an updated contingency plan for the shutdown. This is the first time you'll be filing under the new tax code.

Government Shutdown. How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point. Many of the departments and agencies hit by the partial shutdown are running out of carryover cash and time to prep checks for