Processing of Tax Returns to Begin on January 30

Processing of Tax Returns

Earlier this week, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that electronic filing of tax payments for the year 2013 will commence on January 30.  As a result, individual income tax returns will not be processed before then.

Electronic tax filing had been originally scheduled to begin on January 22. The nine-day extension is a result of the changes in tax law which took effect on January 1. The American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) was the result of the “fiscal cliff” tie between the president and the house.

IRS Form W-2
IRS Form W-2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The IRS is getting set for the year’s activities by upgrading its systems to suit the new tax payment procedure. IRS is now updating their forms and setting new programs to make this successful. According to the IRS, the updates should be ready to serve Americans from January 30. Other documents for treating cases such as residential energy credit claims, general business credits and depreciation of property will be available towards the end of February when their updates should be completed.

The acting commissioner of IRS, Steven T. Miller further reassured the public that this year’s tax electronic filing will soon kick off. The shift in date is to make sure that everything is properly done.

This year, IRS hopes to process all tax returns electronically. Last year, they processed more than 80% tax returns electronically. Even the paper type will not begin until after January 29.

Miller concluded by saying that electronic filling of tax returns is the most convenient for tax payers.

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