Internal Revenue Service - Information Release
IR-2022-32
IRS launches resource page on IRS.gov with latest details and information for taxpayers during filing season   
February 14, 2022 
   
   
   
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 IRS launches resource page on IRS.gov with latest details    
 and information for taxpayers during filing season    
   
IR-2022-32, February 14, 2022   
   
WASHINGTON -- To help taxpayers and tax professionals, the Internal Revenue Service today announced a special new page  on IRS.gov to provide the latest details and information affecting the 2022 filing season and ongoing efforts by the agency to address the inventory of previously filed tax returns.   
     
During this tax season, taxpayers face a number of issues due to critical tax law changes that took place in 2021 and ongoing challenges related to the pandemic. To raise awareness about these issues and provide people with the latest timely information, the IRS has created a special tax season web page. This page will provide people with a quick overview of information to help people filing tax returns as well as those who have previous year tax returns awaiting processing by the IRS.   
     
"The IRS is taking numerous steps to keep this tax season going smoothly while also taking additional action to address the inventory of tax returns filed last year," said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. "We're off to a good start processing tax returns and issuing refunds. But we want people to have an easy way to see the latest information. This new page provides a one-stop shop for the latest key information people and the tax community may need."   
     
The "special tax season alerts"  page will be available through the IRS.gov home page and shared through social media and other channels.   
     
The page will include the latest filing season updates. The IRS began tax season on January 24, and in less than two weeks more than 4 million tax refunds have gone out  worth nearly $10 billon. Millions more will go out in the weeks ahead as the IRS enters an important period of the tax season.   
     
The page also includes links to important information related to ongoing efforts by the IRS to address the inventory of unprocessed tax returns filed before this year. This includes steps to stop more than a dozen common letters  to taxpayers, and updates on IRS operations and the number of unprocessed tax returns.   
     
"The combination of the pandemic, new tax laws and numerous other factors led to an unprecedented amount of unprocessed tax returns and correspondence remaining in the IRS inventory during 2021," Rettig said. "We must continue pursuing innovative strategies while supporting the hard work and dedication of our employees to fulfill our commitment to return inventories to a healthy level before entering the 2023 filing season. These steps are making a difference. Refunds for tax returns and amended tax returns in the inventory continue to flow out to taxpayers."   
     
The IRS continues to urge taxpayers to carefully review their tax filings for accuracy and file electronically with direct deposit to speed refunds. Special tips are available in several places on IRS.gov, including these top 5 tips; basics on the 2022 tax season  and IRS Tax Time Guide.