Update on the current pathetic condition of the IRS

[Michael Plaks]

Sobering assessment from the annual report by the Taxpayer Advocate Service (a semi-independent branch of the IRS basically tasked with specific and systemic problem resolution):
- 10-month refund delays on paper-filed tax returns are common
- backlog of millions of unprocessed tax returns is still here
- the IRS only answers 1 out of 10 calls, with an average 30-min hold
- they are vehemently opposed to implementing technology like bar codes

More details here if interested: https://www.thetaxadviser.com/...

[Account Closed]

Quote from @Michael Plaks:

Quote from @Greg O'Brien:

@Michael Plaks the craziest part is many don’t realize an actual human, in 2022, sits at a desk to type in numbers from any paper filed returns! Maybe use OCR to start?!

“Today, the digits on every paper return must be manually keystroked into IRS systems by an employee,” she wrote. “In the year 2022, that doesn’t just seem crazy. It is crazy.” 

Think about it before you complain, do you really WANT the IRS to be efficient? It gives them more time for audits and chashing political enemies, or have you not seen the news? Just curious. ;-)