The IRS audited 197 low-income families for every high-wealth family in 2019, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a number that some experts expected to climb under an IRS turbocharged with more money and manpower. Over the.
IRS Commissioner: No Plans to Extend Tax-Filing Season Like Last Year
Americans shouldn’t expect another extended tax-filing season, according to testimony given by the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tuesday.
“We have no present plans to extend the filing season,” IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig told lawmakers in Washington.
“Keep in mind, it creates a lot of confusion for taxpayers. It also backs up the Internal Revenue Service. As many of you know, for over a month, we actually shut down our systems to import stuff from the prior year so we can have a smooth filing season in the succeeding year,” he added.