{"id":378,"date":"2019-01-29T23:12:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T23:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayoub-associates.com\/blog\/?p=378"},"modified":"2019-01-29T23:12:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T23:12:10","slug":"irs-activities-following-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayoub-associates.com\/blog\/irs-activities-following-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Activities Following the Shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS has reopened following the end of the government shutdown, and IRS employees are working hard to resume normal operations and help taxpayers as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>As the IRS resumes operations, there are some important pieces of information for taxpayers and tax professionals to keep in mind in several areas:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audits<\/strong>. For taxpayers and tax professionals with questions about examinations affected by the shutdown, we have <a title=\"January 2019 - Exam Resumption FAQs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/january-2019-exam-resumption-faqs\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"101d2690-9978-4ad3-9229-40ee7fbe5f65\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collections. <\/strong>For taxpayers and tax professionals with a collection issue affected by the shutdown, visit the <a title=\"January 2019 \u2013 Collection Resumption FAQs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/january-2019-collection-resumption-faqs\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"0d997fd9-ce73-4c21-8bc0-c1f9e4238bb8\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0This section includes information related to liens, levies, notices of deficiency, penalties, passports and private debt collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Filing for individuals.<\/strong> The IRS successfully opened the 2019 filing season for taxpayers on Jan. 28. The IRS will be doing everything it can to have a smooth tax season and minimize the impact on taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax Court.<\/strong> Important <a title=\"IRS Update on Shutdown Impact on Tax Court Cases; Important Information for Taxpayers, Tax Professionals with Pending Cases\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-update-on-shutdown-impact-on-tax-court-cases-important-information-for-taxpayers-tax-professionals-with-pending-cases\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"ba053e87-592a-4efb-9b21-60e9caaafc51\">updated information<\/a>\u00a0 for taxpayers and tax professionals with Tax Court cases, including mail being returned and issues with court petitions not being processed. https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-activities-following-the-shutdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS has reopened following the end of the government shutdown, and IRS employees are working hard to resume normal operations and help taxpayers as much as possible. 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