National Taxpayer Advocate 2021 Annual Report focuses on taxpayer impact of processing and refund delays
2022-01-14 IR-2022-11, January 12, 2022 The report credits the IRS for performing well under difficult circumstances including COVID. The IRS implemented significant addition programs, including 478 million stimulus payments (Economic Impact Payments or "EIPs") and Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC), but "[t]he imbalance between the IRS's workload and its resources has never been greater." Since fiscal year (FY) 2010, the IRS's workforce has shrunk by 17%, while its workload –…