IRS Not Processing Paper Returns, Urges Electronic Filing

April 9, 2020, 10:49 PM UTC

The Internal Revenue Service is urging individuals to file their tax returns electronically because it currently can’t process paper returns after shutting down all of its processing centers to protect employees from the coronavirus.

Using electronic options will help speed the processing of tax returns, refunds, and payments, the agency said Thursday in a news release. The announcement comes after the IRS closed its last major campus earlier this week to comply with stay-at-home orders in effect across the country.

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