Posted on 04/17/2018 8:47:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Americans are getting an extra day to file their taxes after key elements of the IRS website crashed on deadline day.
The IRS said that individuals or businesses with a filing or payment due Tuesday now have until midnight Wednesday to complete the task.
Earlier Tuesday, Americans who had waited until the final day to file online got an unwelcome surprise: The agencys website for making payments and gaining access to other key services was down due to what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin later described as a high-volume technical issue.
The website was back online late Tuesday.
This is the busiest tax day of the year, and the IRS apologizes for the inconvenience this system issue caused for taxpayers, Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter said in a statement. The IRS appreciates everyones patience during this period. The extra time will help taxpayers affected by this situation.
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An extra DAY?
REALLY???
F’N REALLY???
I need it!
Tax Deadlines are racist.
Tax Deadlines are a social construct.
Tax Deadlines are caused by global warming.
Tax Deadlines cause global warming.
What did I leave out?
Tax Deadlines are unconstitutional and a violation of the natural order.
Tax Deadlines hurt the poorest and most vulnerable.
Yeah, but isn’t it great to have an extra day?
Be glad of the allowances our hard working and under compensated overlords graciously give.
Russian Hackers
I couldn’t figure out why the deadline was on the 17th...Why wasn’t it on the 16th since the normal deadline (15th) was Sunday?
DC Holiday extends it to the 17th.
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