The Bad and Good News of the IRS – January 2019

Reported by Drak Software

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Bad News: 

The IRS is among the government agencies affected by the Government Shutdown.

During the shutdown, the IRS is NOT offering the following services:

1. Answering phone calls – try it 800-829-1040
2. Issuing tax refunds!
3. Processing 1040x amended returns
4. Conducting audits or examination of returns

Good News:

The IRS has a contingency plan in place which addresses which services the agency will and will not offer during the shutdown. During the shutdown, the IRS is still offering the following services:

1. Processing electronic and paper filed returns
2. Processing disaster relief transcripts
3. Design and printing of tax forms
4. Accepting Payments

Although the IRS has yet to announce a beginning of 2019 tax season, we encourage you to continue planning for the upcoming tax season and continue keeping up to date with tax changes before the season starts.