IRS Backlog and Delays Continue
The most recent National Taxpayer Advocate Objectives Report to Congress revealed that the IRS had a backlog of 21.3 million unprocessed paper returns as of May 27, 2022. The report notes that the backlog is up by more than one million returns since the previous May’s reported backlog. At the IRS’s current processing rate, it is estimated that the IRS will take nearly two years to deal with the backlog.
You’ve Received a Notice From the IRS. Now What?
Getting an IRS notice in the mail can be scary and overwhelming. But, they often aren’t the catastrophe they may initially seem to be, and careful handling can resolve the issue quickly and painlessly.