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Discussion:AICPA Letter to the IRS
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Kevinh5 (talk|edits) said:
| 18 February 2013
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| Not sure why they didn't just blame the true scaliwags causing this: members of Congress.
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Ckenefick (talk|edits) said:
| 18 February 2013
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| All in all, a pretty crappy job by Congress, the AICPA and the IRS this tax season.
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Podolin (talk|edits) said:
| 18 February 2013
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| "In this context, our members and their clients are facing a very compressed and difficult filing season due to a significant delay in the filing process." Reminds me of an AICPA meeting many years ago, when Dan Rostenkowski was Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and was guest speaker. The Institute was at that time pushing for a system of rolling due dates for returns in order to spread out the workload, and they referred to the problem as "workload compression". Rosty took a question on it from the floor, and, in response, had to ask "What's workload compression?"

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Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said:
| 18 February 2013
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| He probably added: "What's in it for me?" while jingling the change in his pockets.
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Podolin (talk|edits) said:
| 18 February 2013
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| No, but he did say he'd get back to us after he made a quick stop at the House Post Office.
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CathysTaxes (talk|edits) said:
| 19 February 2013
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| I'm with Kevin. Last year, the nitwits in Washington passed last minute changes and efiling was delayed for some returns and this year, it's much worse. IMO, there should be a law mandating the last date that laws can be passed and signed. Like before election day. I wonder if the results would have been different if the changes for Jan 2nd, were passed before the election.
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Fsteincpa (talk|edits) said:
| 19 February 2013
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| Cathy, if that was the case, we'd be free falling off the fiscal cliff right now. They should instead adjust the end of the filing season by their delays. Once the final form is finished and ready to be used, that is how much longer the season ends. No penalties during that time as well.
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CathysTaxes (talk|edits) said:
| 19 February 2013
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| Fred, I could see it now. Tax filing deadline delayed until October because the boneheads in Washington are later each year with their tax legislation. But I do see your point. The computer programmers at the IRS and all the tax preparation firms need time to make their coding changes and do their testing.
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JAD (talk|edits) said:
| 19 February 2013
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| I'd rather push now and be free for the end of the kids' school year, when the schedule is crazy, and on a light schedule during the summer. The last thing I want is down time during the rainy season and being locked up in the office during the summer. But I do agree that Congress is full of meatheads.
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Sumwun (talk|edits) said:
| 19 February 2013
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| In the UK they have four months to debate the Finance Bill and if it isn't passed and presented to Her Majesty within that time, income tax is abolished for that year. Funnily enough, they always seem to meet the deadline!
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