Horse manure. Electronically filed tax returns are processed by computer programs. Processing tax returns are rule based algorithms that validate a taxpayers data against IRS tax rules. This is not the 1970's when we used computers like the Tandy TRS 80 that had only 16KB of memory. This is 2021 where quantum computing exists and we are able to land an autonomous robot on Mars and communicate with the robot. The IRS is accustomed to implement new tax rules every year when the tax codes change. The only things that have changed for the IRS is that they have been tasked to distribute stimulus payments and work remotely to adjust to the Pandemic. Stop peddling the "Whoa is the load on the IRS" excuses. The IRS has an 11 Billion annual budget. The current disaster is indicative of leadership at the IRS and the US Treasury especially when it comes to modernizing their workforce and their IT systems. Taxpayers should not accept this horse manure especially when the IRS can seize property and garnish taxpayers wages.
