{"id":58330,"date":"2019-03-06t15:06:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-06t20:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=58330"},"modified":"2019-03-09t12:21:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09t17:21:21","slug":"lessons-learned-how-the-government-shutdown-hit-busy-season-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2019\/03\/06\/lessons-learned-how-the-government-shutdown-hit-busy-season-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"lessons learned: how the federal shutdown hit busy season 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
broken system. broken trust. broken tax season.<\/strong><\/p>\n by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间<\/em><\/p>\n the government shutdown of 2018-19 was a traumatic experience that cpas and tax preparers will remember, with a shudder, for years to come.<\/p>\n more on busy season<\/strong>: the irs mess: taxpayer\u2019s roadmap is a plumber\u2019s nightmare<\/a> |\u00a0 fixing the irs: tax professionals speak out<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0refunds rebound, up 1.3% from last year<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0tax refund fury roils busy season<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0irs in crisis: tax professionals bear the brunt<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0the tax season funnies: worst video game ever<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0taxpayer advocate slams congress over funding<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a01.6 million tax clients gone missing?<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0busy season: fear, hope & frustration<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0alternative minimum tax: what\u2019s it like today?<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0clients\u2019 top worry: going broke<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0the latest rules on charitable donations<\/a> |<\/p>\n it was the longest shutdown in history, and it hit precisely at crunch time for the tax cuts and jobs act and just as tax season was getting underway.<\/p>\n look at some of the stats from the taxpayer advocate service for service just before and just after (not during) the shutdown:<\/p>\n prior to the shutdown, significant improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n what a shame to see such degradation of service! prior to the shutdown, the irs had actually accomplished significant improvements in service.<\/p>\n taxpayer property at risk<\/strong><\/p>\n the shutdown was not a surprise at the irs. the service had a plan for the foreseen \u201c2019 filing season lapse.\u201d the plan excepted (that is, allowed to work during the shutdown) many irs employees, including whoever was needed to \u201cprotect property.\u201d<\/p>\n unfortunately, that exception referred to government<\/em> property, not taxpayer<\/em> property. taxpayer property at risk during the shutdown included several billion dollars in refunds, bank accounts, and various kinds of credits and claims, not to mention stolen identities.<\/p>\n with most irs employees on furlough, taxpayers saw some of their rights furloughed as well. taxpayer obligations, however, continued unabated. unfortunately, some obligations could not be met because the irs was closed. for example, a taxpayer has 21 days to make payment arrangements following the issuance of a levy. some 18,000 levies expired during the shutdown, so banks and employers were required to fork over funds to the irs.<\/p>\n among the situations harmful to taxpayers:<\/p>\n harmed trust<\/strong><\/p>\n neither the filing season lapse plan nor the tax code nor any statutory mandate allowed the irs to waive taxpayer rights. the abuse of those rights did more than harm taxpayers with delays, unwarranted levies, and denial of claims. it harmed the trust that taxpayers are supposed to have when they voluntarily report their income and render their taxes.<\/p>\n pointing out the seriousness of this negligence, taxpayer advocate nina olson notes in her annual report to congress that \u201cthe irs is the federal agency that touches everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n indeed it does. and it\u2019s a heavy touch. it\u2019s a touch that has, in olson\u2019s words, the \u201cawesome power to audit and assess taxes, and to seize income and assets, without the need to obtain a judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n as the disburser of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal refunds and payments, the irs constitutes a huge portion of american financial activity. last year,<\/p>\n it\u2019s a huge amount of money, a ponderous portion of the economy, and a significant part of every family\u2019s finances. to have the irs choke off the flow of these funds, even temporarily, is little different from a stroke that blocks an artery. the consequences are felt long after the actual event.<\/p>\n five crucial steps<\/strong><\/p>\n the government shutdown and consequent irs slowdown were by no means the entirety of the problems at the irs. they simply made the many inadequacies more obvious, more severe, and more painful. when nina olson summarized five crucial steps that must be taken to protect taxpayer rights, she started off by addressing the problem of shutdowns. then she went on to address the more systemic problems.<\/p>\n her recommended steps:<\/p>\n all five of these steps would do much to make life easier not just for taxpayers but for their intrepid tax preparers.<\/p>\n \u201cit is true that taxes are the \u2018lifeblood of government,\u2019\u201d olson says, \u201cbut\u2026it is the taxpayers of the united states who pay that lifeblood. we need to honor our taxpayers by providing them the best tax administration possible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" broken system. broken trust. broken tax season.<\/strong><\/p>\n by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":58349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2303,2779,5,2269,3120,3002,11,1906,2246],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tax-season","category-charts-graphs","category-outlook","category-politics","category-pro-member-exclusive","category-special","category-research","category-tax-practice","category-busy-season"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nexclusively for pro members.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>log in here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a02022世界杯足球排名 today<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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