Do you itemize your tax deductions? (Schedule A of Form 1040? Own a home? Take the mortgage interest deduction?) Congratulations - because the IRS is a slow moving, worthless, bureaucratic behemoth, you can't even FILE your taxes until "mid to late February." IRS news release here: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=233449,00.html?portlet=7
So, let me get this straight... ADP and all the other payroll processors were ready to "flip the switch" after this series of laws was enacted on December 17th. January 1, 2011, they were all good to go. But it takes the IRS an extra TWO MONTHS to implement the same changes to its "processing systems"? Are you serious?
And, by delaying all the "early filers" - that means there will be another late-filer crunch... more delays, more nonsense, etc. The federal government is becoming more and more useless with each passing day. Our tax dollars at work!
So, let's see how long it will take to get a tax refund out of this fantastic agency this year... maybe they can beat last year's record of August!
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