irs backlog: Severn, MD: The IRS Backlog Is Causing Taxpayer Heartburn - 10/03/21 09:38 PM
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     COVID-19 and Tax-Return Processing Delays      Congress Helped to Create the Backlog      Taxpayer Advocate’s Assessment      Backlog Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS was getting refunds out swiftly and responded to calls and correspondence in a reasonable amount of time. However, COVID-19 brought about a perfect storm of delays, initially caused by employees having to stay home because lockdowns prevented processing centers from operating and workers from going to their offices. And in most instances, IRS employees could not work from home because of the secure nature of their tasks and the IRS’s … (0 comments)