IRS reveals that in 2020 the treasury raised about $ 3.5 billion dollars

The Internal Revenue Service processed more than 240 millions of tax returns and other forms, as well as issued more than $ 736 billion in tax refunds

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Even though that him 2020 was an extremely adverse year for the US economy, as millions of jobs and investment projects were lost, derived from the Covid pandemic – , the service The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reported that it had an acceptable annual collection despite the negative circumstances that were experienced throughout the nation.

According to the Data Book of the United States of America

the agency, during the fiscal year 2020 , the treasury raised about $ 3.5 billion dollars. The agency processed more than 240 millions of tax returns and other forms, as well as issued more than $ 736 billion in tax refunds .

Based on the information, which is publicly accessible, last year $ 268 $ 1 billion in economic impact payments , known as stimulus checks . In the fiscal year 2020, 59. 5 million taxpayers received assistance by calling or visiting an Internal Revenue Service office.

In addition, the official portal of the government body, IRS.gov, received almost 1.6 billion visits . According to the agency, on its official site, contributors downloaded more than millions of files related to the services offered and the topics related to tax returns.

Added to visit data, the IRS indicated that of the taxpayers who participated in the Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey (CTAS) of , the 87% said they do not agree, at all, with doing improper acts to avoid declaring or paying their taxes on the rent.

According to the CTAS, the 94% raised that It is a civic duty to pay your fair share of taxes in a timely manner . In addition, the majority of taxpayers, representing the %, are satisfied with their personal interactions with this government agency.

After disclosing the impact of activities that took place throughout the past fiscal year, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig stated that “this year’s Data Book describes the important work that IRS employees do on behalf of citizens.”

Chuck Rettig added that the agency “represents approximately the 96% of funds that support federal government operations and interact with more Americans than any other public or private organization. ”

In the past year and so far, the IRS has faced a host of adversities that have to do with the low budget assigned by the Congress with which they operate, as well as with the lack of personnel that has resulted in the distribution of reimbursements and stimulus checks being delayed.

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