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‘What a Difference a Year Makes!’: IRS Has Made a Huge Dent in Tax Return Backlog

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The IRS has reduced its backlog of unprocessed paper tax returns by 80%, has sent out refunds more quickly in 2023 than in previous years, and has cut wait times for those trying to reach the agency by phone, the national taxpayer advocate said in her midyear report to Congress on June 21. Erin Collins “What a difference a year makes!”

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Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress, Identifies Top 10 Problems with Agency

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The report says the IRS virtually eliminated its backlog of unprocessed original individual income tax returns (Forms 1040) and substantially improved telephone service. The areas in which taxpayers continued to experience delays were primarily those that required employees to process tax returns and taxpayer correspondence.”

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March business news wrap!

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On the other hand, we have those like ANZ CEO, Shayne Elliott and HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham reticent to believe they’ll come before 2025. On one hand we have AMP chief economist Shane Oliver ruminating about cuts in June, the CBA talking about September, and economists from NAB chattering about November.