If you don't want your tax returns to be delayed, the IRS wants you to file them electronically. Please.
That is one of the main points of the IRS announcement about the upcoming tax season. The agency is still combing through millions of returns from last year and urged taxpayers to file their forms electronically with their direct deposit information included. If you file a printed return or request a paper check for your tax return, it will add to the IRS workload and delay your tax return.
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement that the IRS is unable to deliver the amount of service and enforcement that taxpayers and the tax system deserve. It's frustrating for taxpayers and IRS employees. IRS employees want to do more, and we will continue to do everything we can with the resources available to us.
If you have questions about your tax situation this year, the IRS would like you to use online resources instead of calling the agency. People are having a harder time getting on the phone with anyone from the agency because of the questions about the COVID-era tax changes. There are many changes to be made. The agency received more than 140 million calls last year, more than four times the number of calls received in an average year.
The agency expects more than 160 million individual returns to be filed this year, with the bulk coming before the tax deadline. If there are no issues with the return, the IRS expects taxpayers to get their refunds deposited within three weeks.
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