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handle is hein.crs/govejwc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service ~ informing the legislative debate since 1914 The Tax Return and Correspondence Backlogs at the IRS December 21, 2022 The IRS has faced exceptional backlogs of paper tax returns and correspondence awaiting processing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (Figure 1). Paper returns include roughly 8% of individual tax returns, as well as many amended individual tax returns and business returns. Figure I. Return Backlogs at the End of Recent Tax Filing Seasons 35.3 million 23.8 million 10.7 million 7.4 million - E 2019 2020 2021 2022 Source: Taxpayer Advocate Service, Annual Report, 2021; Objectives Report, 2022 Notes: The tax filing season ended on April 15, 2019; July 15, 2020; May 15, 2021; and April 18, 2022. The 2020 figure does not include the unopened returns mailed to the IRS at the time. Figures include both business and individual returns, as well as both e-filed and paper returns. As of December 2022, the IRS had processed all error-free individual returns received prior to April 2022. Those with errors faced even longer delays. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12066 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress -

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