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IRS: Tax season delayed due to shutdown

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UPDATED: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 11:43
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:16 AM

NIKI2

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You'll have to wait to file your taxes to Uncle Sam this year, thanks to the government shutdown.

The start of the 2014 tax season, which was scheduled for Jan. 21, will be delayed by one to two weeks, the IRS announced Tuesday.

That means the IRS will start accepting and processing returns somewhere between Jan. 28 and Feb. 4. The agency said it is working to minimize the delay, and it will announce its decision as to the official start of the tax season in December.

While you can still send in a paper return any time, the IRS won't look at it until the season officially starts. And e-filing won't be available until then either.

The decision comes after the agency lost 16 days -- or three work weeks -- to the government shutdown, during which 90% of its operations were closed. Now it has to catch up on everything it was unable to do during that time. Specifically, it still has a lot of work to do on its processing systems before they are prepared for a flood of tax returns.

"The government closure came during the peak period for preparing IRS systems for the 2014 filing season," the agency said in a statement. "Programming, testing and deployment of more than 50 IRS systems is needed to handle processing of nearly 150 million tax returns." http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/22/pf/taxes/tax-season-shutdown/index.htm
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So our refunds will be delayed and the government loses money by getting taxes later (tho' the April 15 deadline still holds). Thanx again, "Party of Fiscal Responsibility"!

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:34 AM

GEEZER

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Originally posted by Niki2:
So our refunds will be delayed and the government loses money by getting taxes later (tho' the April 15 deadline still holds). Thanx again, "Party of Fiscal Responsibility"!



Yep. Just like your refunds were delayed last year due to Congress taking so long to pass the American Taxpayer Relief Act.

You remember your economic pain from that. Right?

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 9:43 AM

WHOZIT


Are Obamacare fines delayed also?

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 10:35 AM

AURAPTOR

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Originally posted by whozit:
Are Obamacare fines delayed also?



what I wanna know is if those are considered felonies. I mean, a fine for breaking a law, over a few years, how will that affect one's credit rating ? Even if you pay the 'tax', you're doing so because you willingly are not participating in a federal program... ( god, this is so fucking Big Brother )

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 11:43 AM

M52NICKERSON

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
what I wanna know is if those are considered felonies. I mean, a fine for breaking a law, over a few years, how will that affect one's credit rating ? Even if you pay the 'tax', you're doing so because you willingly are not participating in a federal program... ( god, this is so fucking Big Brother )



Not paying the fines hold the same consiquences as not paying your taxes.

I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.

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