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Source: Winston-Salem Journal, N.迷你倉C.Dec. 31--Early bird tax filers can grouse at Congress again for having to wait until the end of January for the IRS to begin processing their 2013 returns.Another ripple effect from the 16-day federal government shutdown in October is the Internal Revenue Service's decision to move the first filing day from Jan. 21 to Jan. 31. The IRS expects to process more than 150 million returns in the 2013 tax season.The agency furloughed more than 90 percent of its workers and closed most of its operations during the shutdown. IRS systems, applications and databases are updated annually -- starting in October -- to reflect tax law, programming and business process changes.Late changes to federal tax laws led to the start of the 2012 filing season being delayed until Jan. 30.Danny Werfel, acting IRS commissioner, said the additional 10 days will give the agency "adequate time to program and test its tax processing systems. It's a complex process, and our bottom-line goal is to provide a smooth filing and refund process for the nation's taxpayers."The IRS delay does not affect when companies are required to send out W-2 and other income tax forms, which is by Jan. 31. Taxpayers still are required to file their returns by April 15.Some companies that offer in-person or online tax preparation services can begin accepting returns as soon as Thursday. However, they cannot submit the returns until the IR儲存倉 processing systems are operational.The IRS said there is no advantage to filing a paper return before Jan. 31.The N.C. Revenue Department said taxpayers who file their state returns electronically will not receive an acknowledgment that the return has been accepted until the IRS begins processing their federal returns.Mark Steber, chief tax officer for Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., said the filing delay will be "less impactful" than that of 2012."There are no changes to tax code and collateral systems this year," Steber said. "The current year delay is more about IRS system delivery stability and reliability."Consequently, there will be less confusion, greater tax system reliability and stability, and taxpayers will be inconvenienced much less."Olga Oganesov, tax manager for Bernard Robinson & Co. LLP of Greensboro, expects most taxpayers will notice no change to the federal filing process. One change: same-sex couples are eligible to file their federal tax returns as married."The actual processing times of the returns by the IRS would not be affected," Oganesov said. "So if you normally receive your refund in two to three weeks after you file, you should still receive it within the same timeframe."rcraver@wsjournal.com(336) 727-7376Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Winston-Salem Journal (Winston Salem, N.C.) Visit Winston-Salem Journal (Winston Salem, N.C.) at 2.journalnow.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉最平