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Ohiogal

(31,990 posts) Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:47 PM Jan 2019

No tax refund for you until shutdown is over

During a shutdown, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) only retains about 12.5% of its workforce, or 9,946 of its nearly 80,000 employees, according to its contingency plan.

“Probably no surprise, they are still capable of taking your money, and they are still capable of processing returns that are being submitted," Scott Moffit, president of Summit Financial Group told WCPO.

The IRS will not, however, process refunds. They also won’t respond to questions from taxpayers. That may be concerning, considering massive changes were made to the tax system for the 2018 tax year.

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/irs-wont-issue-tax-refunds-during-government-shutdown/1685556607

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No tax refund for you until shutdown is over (Original Post) Ohiogal Jan 2019 OP

Honestly, I don't want a savings account with 0 interest. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #1

Yes, I've been preaching this marybourg Jan 2019 #3

It isn't April so most people won't care. AJT Jan 2019 #2

I disagree. I know people who file the minute they're able to because they catbyte Jan 2019 #5

Can't they get their deductions right and save for that? redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #6

Wow. I'm not about to judge anybody. I was just stating a fact. catbyte Jan 2019 #7

Not judging, I was raised by blue collar parents who taught me this. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #8

The part about lots of changes Ohiogal Jan 2019 #4

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

1. Honestly, I don't want a savings account with 0 interest.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:51 PM

Jan 2019

I have always figured my withholding to as close to 0 due and 0 refund as possible. I don't use the government as my savings account it isn't wise.

I agree that it hurts working people, but I wish they would use regular savings accounts as opposed to getting a huge refund. It lets the government use your money, I'm not into that.

marybourg

(12,631 posts)

3. Yes, I've been preaching this

Reply to redstatebluegirl (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:56 PM

Jan 2019

for decades, to no avail. Some people apparently can't trust themselves to save money on their own.

AJT

(5,240 posts)

2. It isn't April so most people won't care.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:52 PM

Jan 2019

catbyte

(34,377 posts)

5. I disagree. I know people who file the minute they're able to because they

Reply to AJT (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 02:03 PM

Jan 2019

depend on that refund check for things like school tuition, child care, all sorts of things. If Republicans can't get POtuS to relent or override his veto by the end of January, they're going to have millions of pissed off people.

And that's not taking into account the tax scam bill that will reduce most people's refunds. Most of the calls to the IRS are tax preparers confused about the new rules. This will have a cascading effect and that thing infesting the White House couldn't care less.