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Certified Public Accountants Are Helping During IRS Shut Down

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Holly Petherbridge

During this troubled time of government shut downs, your Certified Public Accountant will answer your call. With less than 10% of its workforce on the job, the IRS is driven to not let the political problem become a tax problem. Just because the phones may not be answered, it doesn\’t mean that taxes have gone away. With a Shutdown Contingency Plan in hand, the IRS created a plan to keep some areas of the program running during this troubled time.

Activities which were previously funded, those needed to safeguard human life or protect government property or those people needed to properly shut down the IRS are permitted to work. The IRS website is still up for self-guided information, but there is no one to answer your call. There is a pre-recorded message with brief instructions for specific services. Any individual with tax questions should at this time turn to their CPA for answers. These professionals are more than financial advisers but are also well-abreast on current IRS information and updates.

The employees who are allowed to work at the IRS during this shut down are those with the following responsibilities:

*Provide services to the Social Security Administration

*Design and print tax forms for next year

*Complete and test processing programs for next year

*Process tax returns which come with a payment

*Process tax returns filed electronically

*Maintain computer systems for the IRS

*Process cases which involve bankruptcy, liens, asset seizures and imminent expiration of a collection statute

*Building maintenance

*Maintain undercover criminal investigations and any law enforcement activities.

One message which the IRS wants to make perfectly clear is that filing and paying taxes should both be done as normal. Just because most of the employees are not on the job, it doesn\’t mean that you don\’t process your taxes.

The October 15th deadline for those who were granted an extension remains in force. File your Form 1040 on time even if the IRS is still shut down. It will prevent any future tax problems. Call your Certified Public Accountant if you need any assistance making the deadline.

Check out the service tools on the website. You can find your Personal Identification Number through the automated system as well as get answers to other tax related questions. You can access general information covering the new healthcare law, the impact on families, employers and individuals. It\’s an automated system, if you miss your option return to the main menu and try again.

Some people have no patience with automated services. Others have additional questions which are not answered in the general response. This is a time when having a financial adviser in your corner will help to prevent any IRS setbacks. The new tax year is coming fast. The IRS continues to prepare necessary forms which support the expectation that all tax payers continue to perform their IRS duties as normal. When the IRS is back up and running with 100% employee activity, you don\’t want your finances under their investigative eye.

CDRCPA Inc. Certified Public Accountants

is conveniently located in Murrieta, California, but our entire staff of accountants, CPA\’s and

personal or business tax service professionals

frequently visit our client\’s at their location. So, if you can\’t come to us, we\’ll certainly come to you.

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