Tax refunds

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The Internal Revenue Service backlog is adding to long delays in processing carryback refunds of net operating losses claimed by companies during the pandemic.

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Two leaders of Congress’s main tax-writing committee introduced legislation Friday to undo tax refund delays for recipients of the Earned Income Tax Credit who file their taxes early.

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins expressed deep concerns Wednesday about the upcoming tax filing season in her annual report to Congress on the 2021 filing season.

The Internal Revenue Service expanded the transition period from 30 to 45 days to provide evidence to back up tax refund claims involving the research and development credit, while issuing new guidance.

The National Society of Accountants has sent a letter asking the IRS to speed up the refunds for 2019 and 2020 tax returns and communicate better.

Certain high-value refunds and credits get sent to the JCT for review.

Processing delays at the Internal Revenue Service have practitioners scrambing to explain missing tax refunds.

The Internal Revenue Service is planning to host events this weekend in a dozen cities to help people who usually don’t file a tax return register for monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments.