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The Tax Return and Correspondence Backlogs at the IRS

The IRS has faced exceptional backlogs of paper tax returns and correspondence awaiting processing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (Figure 1). Paper returns include roughly 8% of individual tax returns, as well as many amended individual tax returns and business returns.Figure 1. Return Backlogs at the End of Recent Tax Filing SeasonsSource: Taxpayer...

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