Taxpayers have just a few weeks left to claim their share of $1.2 billion in IRS fee refunds

Covid-19 has "greatly impacted" the agency's quality to process paper, Campo explained, and missing returns person triggered notices, further adding to the pileup erstwhile filers respond.

"With this wide relief, the load connected taxpayers, taxation professionals and IRS unit should beryllium alleviated to immoderate extent," helium said.

The IRS has been "working aggressively" to process backlogged returns and payer correspondence, aiming to instrumentality to "normal operations" for the 2023 filing season, according to the notice. The punishment alleviation volition let the bureau to "focus its resources much effectively," the IRS said.