If you have filed an amended tax return with the IRS, don’t expect a quick response. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made significant progress in processing paper original tax returns. However, the agency continues to grapple with a substantial backlog of unprocessed amended returns, as reported by […]
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The IRS Independent Office of Appeals, in collaboration with the National Taxpayer Advocate, is reaching out to the public to gather feedback on how it can enhance conference options for taxpayers and their representatives. This initiative aims to provide improved accessibility and convenience to individuals who are not located near an Appeals office, as well
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The IRS recently announced that it has nearly caught up on a key group of individual tax returns filed during 2021, and business paper returns filed in 2021 will follow soon. Due to the pandemic, the IRS began 2022 with a larger than usual inventory of paper tax returns and correspondence filed during 2021. The
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Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and IRS Commissioner Charles P. Rettig outlined an aggressive plan to end the backlog. One of the most challenging tax seasons in history, millions of taxpayers are still awaiting the processing of their tax returns and receipt of their refunds. The IRS’s backlog challenges stem from two key sources.
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