3 ways you can avoid refund delays this tax season, according to the IRS
Here are three ways that the IRS is saying filers should prepare to get their refund as quickly as possible.The filing season runs from Jan. 24 through April 18. Get started on filing a return soon to give yourself plenty of time to settle questions.
Don't count on too much help from the IRS. During the first six months of 2021, they fielded 240 million calls with under 15,000 people. That amounts to one person for every 16,000 calls. The agency's staffing levels are the same as in 1970. It's also still unclear whether lawmakers in Congress will urge the IRS to extend the filing season, as it did last year.Treasury officials are stressing that people should file electronically and keep away from paper returns if possible.
Even a small mistake on an individual return could merit further scrutiny by an IRS employee — like submitting a return with the wrong Social Security number, stimulus check, or child tax credit amount. Their backlog has only grown during the pandemic. Collins, the IRS watchdog, said that the IRS had nearly 5 million pieces of correspondence as of mid-December.The
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