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IRS tells Congress to avoid disruptive government shutdown ahead of tax filing season

Published: Jan. 17, 2024, 12:40 p.m.

b'The IRS is calling on Congress to avert a partial government shutdown to avoid any disruption to the start of this year\\u2019s tax filing season.\\nIRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters on Thursday that a potential government shutdown wouldn\\u2019t keep the agency from starting the tax filing season on Jan. 29, as planned.\\nUnder the current \\u201claddered\\u201d continuing resolution, funding for some agencies will run out on Jan. 19. The IRS and other agencies are funded through Feb. 2.\\nBut Werfel said a lapse in funding would \\u201cincrease the risk that we don\\u2019t have as smooth a filing season as we intend to have.\\u201d\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'