Treasury releases filing-season shutdown plan for IRS

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

The Treasury Department has released an updated shutdown plan for the IRS to reflect the fact that the potential upcoming funding lapse would occur during the filing season.

Under the plan, 43.5 percent of IRS workers are authorized to continue working if a shutdown occurs, compared to 13.4 percent outside of the filing season. The IRS officially opens the 2018 filing season on Jan. 29, but the plan describes the filing-season period as Jan. 1 through April 30.

Employees would continue tasks during a shutdown that include testing of filing-year programs, processing paper tax returns and printing forms, according to the plan. Thousands of customer-service representatives will also still be authorized to work.

Employees that issue refunds and conduct audits would generally be furloughed, according to the plan.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/369712-treasury-releases-filing-season-shutdown-plan-for-irs

[rzemanfl]

1. Good. I will complete 43.5% of my return, affix 43.5% of my signature and

take it 43.5% of the way to the mailbox, then turn around and come home.

[melm00se]

2. Do you know that

91+% of the tax filings were done electronically?

I would think that means that the vast majority would never have to be touched and could be processed automatically and if you are eligible for a refund, the bit is changed from 0 to 1 and bingo, bango, boingo the money appears in your checking account.

But politically, it makes sense to stir up fear that the ______________ Party is responsible for you not getting your tax refund.