Economy Alert: IRS plans to hire 10,000 employees in a push to cut its backlog of tens of millions of tax returns

The Internal Revenue Service plans to recruit for 80 kinds of jobs, including highly skilled technology professionals to modernize its outdated infrastructure, according to people familiar with the plan, whose details have not been publicly released. The agency entered this year's tax season with 24 million unprocessed paper returns and correspondences, some dating as far back as the 2020 filing season. Taxpayer advocates and members of Congress have demanded that the agency tackle the backlog, citing potentially dire financial consequences for Americans who rely on tax credits and refunds for living expenses. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Economy Alert March 3, 10:52 p.m. EST IRS plans to hire 10,000 employees in a push to cut its backlog of tens of millions of tax returns The Internal Revenue Service plans to recruit for 80 kinds of jobs, including highly skilled technology professionals to modernize its outdated infrastructure, according to people familiar with the plan, whose details have not been publicly released. The agency entered this year's tax season with 24 million unprocessed paper returns and correspondences, some dating as far back as the 2020 filing season. Taxpayer advocates and members of Congress have demanded that the agency tackle the backlog, citing potentially dire financial consequences for Americans who rely on tax credits and refunds for living expenses. Read more   Advertisement

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