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On August 28, the IRS announced that it will temporarily allow the use of digital signatures, or e-signatures, on certain forms that cannot be filed electronically, that must be maintained on paper or that otherwise previously required a handwritten signature. The IRS is making this temporary allowance to help reduce in-person contact and the associated…
Even without a government shutdown, taxpayers are having trouble getting through to the IRS at the start of the 2018 tax filing season. Busy signals and long hold times are leading to frustration. We’ve even heard of waits of longer than an hour on the “hotline” for tax practitioners. What’s more, the situation probably…
With the surge of tax returns expected during the upcoming Presidents Day weekend, the Internal Revenue Service is offering taxpayers several tips and various time-saving resources to get them the help they need from the IRS quickly and easily. The IRS receives more phone calls on the day after Presidents Day than on any…
Millions of taxpayers are going transcript crazy right now and wasting the IRS time that they could be processing our returns. We all need to slow down if you order your transcripts by mail the IRS says to allow them 5-10 days for processing and delivery. The IRS also has a restriction on the time…
One of the biggest decisions taxpayers face each year is how to file their tax returns. Last year, 86%, nearly 132 million, of tax returns were filed with tax software. But out of those computer-prepared and e-filed tax returns, almost 79 million were completed by tax professionals. Why hire a tax pro to do your…
Again this year, the IRS Tax Refund Site, Where’s my Refund? is often overloaded. When you e-file, your tax return is usually accepted within 24 hours of filing by the IRS. Then your seemingly endless wait begins for the orange bar to move to approved. We are receiving reports daily from this year’s filers that…