Washington – A Trump administration official says that tax refunds will go out on time during the partial government shutdown.
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With the shutdown in its third week there had been mounting concerns over an IRS delay in sending refunds.
But Russell Vought, acting director of the White House budget office, says customary rules will be changed to make funding available to pay them. He told reporters Monday that refunds will go out as normal.
The IRS might recall a large number of furloughed employees to process returns — probably without pay.
Concern has been growing that hundreds of billions of dollars in refunds would be delayed until the shutdown ends because funding for them wouldn’t be available. Vought said, however, that an “indefinite appropriation” was available to pay the refunds.
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Thank you president Trump. Only Hashem knows how many frum people count on their refund to put food on the table during the Schumer Shutdown
If the IRS is as short staffed as has been reported, how will they ever make up for the lost work since the shutdown?
No sending out refunds would increase pressure to reopen the government. This move makes it easier to keep the government closed. It would be better to delay the refunds and make the public understand that elections have consequences.