How a Government Shutdown can Impact Tax Season
Government Shutdown
If the Senate and the House do not come to an agreement today the government will shutdown again. If the government does shutdown this will affect tax season as far as refund disbursements, communication with the IRS, and much more.
Here’s what will and won’t happen:
There will be no refunds issued
There will be no audits or examinations, although there may be some exceptions
There will be no processing of non-disaster relief transcripts
Forms such as 1040X or amended returns will not be processed
There will be no non-automated collections
According to Forbes, here are some functions that will continue:
E-filing
Mailing of tax forms
Call centers, which will remain open during filing season (more than 10,000 customers service representatives will handle telephone calls)
Processing returns that include payments
Appeals
Civil and criminal tax cases
Active criminal investigations
The IRS website www.irs.gov
More than 3,000 IT-related workers will remain on the job
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