News, Taxes

IRS sets start date for tax season, will issue refunds during government shutdown

The IRS announced on Monday evening that it is prepared to start processing 2018 tax returns on January 28 and that it will pay tax refunds despite the partial shutdown of the federal government.

The agency has been operating under a contingency plan that has furloughed 88% of the IRS’s workforce. It says it will recall “a significant portion” of its furloughed staff for tax season. The agency also says it will issue an updated contingency plan in the next few days.

Under the IRS’s original contingency plan, which officially ran through Dec. 31, the agency would process electronic returns (and paper returns up to a certain point) but would not issue refunds. However, the IRS believes it has statutory authority to issue refunds under 31 U.S.C. Section 1324.

Read the full story at The Tax Adviser.
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