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For: Luis Diaz Updated 06 Feb 2022, 12: 34 pm EST
In order to support Americans who are preparing to file their tax return, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will open Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TAC) throughout the country, on specific dates on Saturdays , in the context of this tax filing season.
According to the IRS, 35 Taxpayer Assistance Centers will begin operating without an appointment, being Saturday 06 in February the first, the second will be on Saturday 12 in March, the third on Saturday, April 9, and finally on Saturday 14 of May. So far, the agency has not specified in which locations it will install the TACs.
“The opening of these assistance centers for special hours on Saturdays is designed to provide another way for people to obtain the help they need,” IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement.
The IRS indicated that taxpayers who attend counseling must carry a government-issued photo ID , social security cards of family members, notices received from the IRS, as well as documents related to the tax return .
On the other hand, it is recommended that filers bring your bank account information so that the agency has this information to pay reimbursements through direct deposit and yes, speed up the process.
The federal agency is looking for the necessary mechanisms to better serve all the millions of taxpayers who will be presenting their tax returns in the coming months, even though there is a large backlog of returns for last year.
It is estimated that the IRS has about 7 million unprocessed returns. For this reason, in this 2022 the tax season began at the end of January so that work is not saturated this year and the filers, if this is the case, receive their refund as soon as possible.
Apart from the fact that the advice through the TACs will soon be underway, the IRS has urged taxpayers to file your tax return electronically , since doing so is faster the process, compared to the traditional way that is by means of paper.
On the other hand, the federal agency asked taxpayers to submit their documentation as soon as possible, since by doing so they will be able to receive their refund, in in the event that there are no errors, within a margin of 21 days after the the declaration was filed.
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