Democrats urge IRS to start with lowest-income Americans in clearing tax return backlog

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Democrats urge IRS to start with lowest-income Americans in clearing tax return backlog
By Mychael Schnell - 01/13/22 04:05 PM EST

House Democrats are urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to begin eliminating its backlog of unaddressed returns starting with lowest-income Americans, days after the Treasury Department warned that tax refunds and other services may be delayed this year because of “enormous challenges.”

In a Thursday letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) said the lowest-income Americans are most in need of their refunds.

“We write with great urgency to request that you eliminate this backlog and do so by prioritizing those individuals with the lowest incomes—those individuals and families who, without their refunds, face eviction, food insecurity, or an inability to afford needed medications or treatments,” the lawmakers wrote.

Treasury Department officials told reporters during a phone call on Monday that they foresee a “frustrating season” for both taxpayers and tax preparers because of the COVID-19 pandemic, budget cuts previously made at the IRS and federal stimulus actions, according to The Washington Post.

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https://thehill.com/policy/finance/589650-democrats-urge-irs-to-start-with-lowest-income-americans-in-clearing-tax

[GtHawk]

So more payoff to illegals with IRS provided taxpayer ID's who filed astronomically fraudulent tax forms.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

A stupid tactic going for pennies instead of hundreds

[christian]

nEVER DOUBT, DEMOCRATS HAVING SINISTER ULTERIOR,EVEN EVIL MOTIVES.  Never take what democrats have to say at face value, they love lieing and deceiving far too much.

[The_Reader_David]

I don't care.  My wife is self-employed (in the non-capital intensive "business" of clinical psychology) and any refund we'd get is applied to first quarter estimated tax (meaning effectively we get it the moment we file, since it allows us to take a larger chunk of current profits out of her business at that point than we otherwise could).

[Kamaji]

Since some sort of triage needs to be done, I don't see that this is innately offensive.  If it had been - like so much other "guidance" coming out of this racist administration - premised on giving preference based on race, that would be different, but giving a preference to those who (a) are likely to be due a refund on account of overwithholding on wages (the wage withholding system is intentionally designed to overwithhold), and (b) need the money in a much more substantive way than, say, Bill Gates needs his refund, seems to be an appropriate method of triage.

[andy58-in-nh]

People who don't pay taxes don't need refunds.

[GtHawk]

People who don't pay taxes don't need refunds.

Pshaw! Obviously with that attitude you are either not an illegal or a democrat trying to by votes from illegals. How dare you have conservative values and cherish the constitution and the principle upon which America was founded. Remain where you are a FBI assault team will be there anon to remand you to a socialist approved reeducation facility.