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News for taxpayers in Colorado

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IR-2024-99, April 8, 2024 ¡ª As the April 15 federal tax filing deadline nears, the Internal Revenue Service today announced it will open 70 Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TACs) around the country on Saturday, April 13, for face-to-face help. This special help is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time.

IR-2023 -124, July 11, 2023 ¡ª The Internal Revenue Service joins its Security Summit partners today to announce the start of a special summer ¡°Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself¡± campaign aimed at ensuring tax professionals stay alert against new and ongoing threats of tax-related identity theft.

A listing of news releases published by the IRS in June 2023.

IR-2023-126, July 14, 2023 ¡ª Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act resources, the IRS delivered dramatically improved service in filing season 2023. IRS achieved an 87% level of service. Through the end of filing season, IRS answered 3 million more calls, cut phone wait times to three minutes from 28 minutes, served 140,000 more taxpayers in-person, digitized 80 times more returns than in 2022 through the adoption of new scanning technology, cleared the backlog of unprocessed 2022 individual tax returns with no errors, launched two new digital tools, and enabled a new direct-deposit refund option for taxpayers with amended returns.

IR-2024-71, March 14, 2024 ¨D With the April 15 filing deadline approaching, the Internal Revenue Service encourages taxpayers who may find it difficult to gather the necessary documents they need to file or pay the taxes they owe to consider several options offered on IRS.gov to avoid late filing and interest penalties.

IR-2024-74, March 18, 2024 ¡ª As the April 15 filing deadline approaches, the Internal Revenue Service issued a reminder to taxpayers on ways to prevent typical errors on their federal tax returns to help speed potential refunds.

IR-2024-76, March 21, 2024 ¡ª As the end of tax season draws near, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers there¡¯s an easy way to get a tax filing extension through the Free File program.