In an effort to deal with a massive backlog of returns, IRS employees have been working overtime.

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A significant milestone has just been reached by them. Taxpayers who have been waiting for refunds

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Endlessly are finally getting some good news from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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After months of updates. All 1040 tax returns are about to be processed by the agency.

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I'm not sure about all of them. Only those filed last year. As long as it's progress, it's progress.

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I'm not sure about all of them. Only those filed last year. As long as it's progress, it's progress.

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if they do not contain errors. Due to outdated technologies, understaffing, and COVID-related office closures,

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the IRS had millions of unprocessed paper returns at the beginning of 2022. In spite of the fact that we live in 2022, [{ "selector": ".smafu-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "rotate(-580deg) scale(0.1)", "opacity": 1}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "rotate(0deg) scale(1)", "opacity": 1} ] }]

Paper returns are cumbersome for the agency. Increasing demands for more funding to modernize the

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IRS's systems have resulted in huge piles of paper at the IRS's processing centers. By reducing manual input requirements,

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Scanning technology could seriously speed things up, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate.

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Nevertheless, if Congress does not provide funding, some things will remain the old-fashioned way that the IRS does.

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It appears that things are taking a positive turn today based on today's update.

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