{"id":109302,"date":"2023-03-08t11:58:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-08t16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=109302"},"modified":"2024-08-07t23:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08t03:09:36","slug":"hello-irs-anybody-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/03\/08\/hello-irs-anybody-home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"hello? irs? anybody home?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>pulling people off the phones: not helpful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research<\/em><\/p>\n

the latest results from the 2023 cpatrendlines busy season barometer showed a significant shift in practitioners\u2019 main concern this year. it used to be \u201clate or unprepared clients.\u201d<\/p>\n

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now \u201cirs operations\u201d has surged to first place, cited by 53 percent of respondents.<\/p>\n

ouch, right? the agency charged with collecting taxes is the biggest problem for those who file tax returns for a living.
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\nthe problems at the irs are myriad, but one of the most obvious is the phones. understandably, taxpayers who haven\u2019t got time to read the 75,000 pages of the tax code and its regulations instinctively reach for the phone to get an answer.<\/p>\n

87 percent never got through<\/strong><\/p>\n

last year, 87 percent of the taxpayers who called one of the irs\u2019s 62 phone lines might have been better off reading the 75,000 pages. they never got through. the lucky ones had to spend an average of 29 minutes on hold before getting shunted off to someone who all too often couldn\u2019t answer their question.<\/p>\n

having been pressured by the taxpayer advocacy service year after year, the irs has managed to make a few changes.<\/p>\n