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

Summary: The IRS is calling on Congress to avert a partial government shutdown to avoid any disruption to the start of this year’s tax filing season. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters on Thursday that a potential government shutdown wouldn’t keep the agency from starting the tax filing season on Jan. 29, as planned. Under the current “laddered” continuing resolution, funding for some agencies will run out on Jan. 19. The IRS and other agencies are funded through Feb. 2. But Werfel said a lapse in funding would “increase the risk that we don’t have as smooth a filing season as we intend to have.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices