The
IRS has just issued a statement regarding the “start” of the 2013 tax filing
season. Below are selected portions of
that statement -
“Following the January tax law changes made
by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue
Service announced today it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin
processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30.
The IRS will begin
accepting tax returns on that date after updating forms and completing
programming and testing of its processing systems. This will reflect the bulk
of the late tax law changes enacted Jan. 2. The announcement means that the
vast majority of tax filers — more than 120 million households — should be able
to start filing tax returns starting Jan 30.
The IRS estimates that
remaining households will be able to start filing in late February or into
March because of the need for more extensive form and processing systems
changes.
The key forms that
require more extensive programming changes include Form 5695 (Residential
Energy Credits), Form 4562 (Depreciation and Amortization) and Form 3800
(General Business Credit). A full
listing of the forms that won’t be accepted until later is available on
IRS.gov. {I tried
to find this list on IRS.gov but could not – rdf}
The IRS will not
process paper tax returns before the anticipated Jan. 30 opening date. There is
no advantage to filing on paper before the opening date.”
I
have always said that the tax filing season, for me at least, begins on
February 1st – so I will not be delayed. I do not anticipate having any returns that
would include Forms 5695 or 3800 – but I do have several that do include Form
4562. I will not delay preparing any
such returns – but the clients whose returns contain this form may have to wait
a little longer to get any refund.
As
soon as I find out the other IRS forms that “require more extensive programming changes” I will let you know.
TTFN
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