New law causes filing season delay1 min read
The delayed passage of the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” has put the IRS behind schedule. Due to several provisions of the law affecting 2012 tax returns, the IRS could not open the Form 1040 filing season for the majority of taxpayers until late January.
Those taxpayers filing Form 5695 (Energy Credit), Form 4562 (Depreciation), and Form 3800 (General Business Credit) will not be able to file until late February or possibly not until March. Apparently a large percentage of taxpayers in this group typically file later in the season because they have more complex returns.
The IRS must complete the updating of forms and computer programming and testing before it is ready to accept any filings either on paper or electronically. The IRS said that taxpayers will receive refunds faster by e-filing and using direct deposit.
If we can be of assistance to you in preparing any of your 2012 tax filings, please contact Simons Bitzer at (317) 782-3070.
By Simons Bitzer
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