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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:white">IRS Newswire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="color:#001E5A">News Essentials<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/What%27s-Hot">What's
Hot</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/News-Releases-for-Current-Month">News
Releases</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-The-Basics">IRS
- The Basics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Guidance">IRS
Guidance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Media-Relations-Offices---Contact-Numbers">Media
Contacts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Facts-&-Figures">Facts
& Figures</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Problem-Alerts">Problem
Alerts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Around-the-Nation--%7C--Alrededor-de-la-Naci%C3%B3n">Around
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Subscriptions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="color:#001E5A">The Newsroom Topics<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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Center</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://www.irs.gov/Spanish/Noticias-en-Espaņol">Noticias
en Espaņol</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&112&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Radio-PSAs">Radio
PSAs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&113&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Scams-Consumer-Alerts">Tax
Scams</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&114&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/The-Tax-Gap">The
Tax Gap</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&115&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Fact-Sheets-2014">Fact
Sheets</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&116&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Tax-Tips">IRS
Tax Tips</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&117&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Tax-Information-for-Members-of-the-U.S.-Armed-Forces">Armed
Forces</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQxMjI5LjM5NzgzNTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MTIyOS4zOTc4MzU4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTUyNDEyJmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2xhcmsubS5mbGV0Y2hlckBpcnMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jbGFyay5tLmZsZXRjaGVyQGlycy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&118&&&http://www.irs.gov/uac/Latest-News">Latest
News Home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="color:#001E5A">IRS Resources<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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& Enforcement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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My Local Office</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3><span style="color:#001E5A">Issue Number: IR-2014-119<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<h1>Tax Season Opens As Planned Following Extenders Legislation<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p>IR-2014-119, Dec. 29, 2014 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>WASHINGTON -- Following the passage of the extenders legislation, the Internal Revenue Service announced today it anticipates opening the 2015 filing season as scheduled in January.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The IRS will begin accepting tax returns electronically on Jan. 20. Paper tax returns will begin processing at the same time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The decision follows Congress renewing a number of "extender" provisions of the tax law that expired at the end of 2013. These provisions were renewed by Congress through the end of 2014. The final legislation was signed into law Dec 19, 2014.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"We have reviewed the late tax law changes and determined there was nothing preventing us from continuing our updating and testing of our systems," said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. "Our employees will continue an aggressive schedule of testing and preparation
of our systems during the next month to complete the final stages needed for the 2015 tax season."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The IRS reminds taxpayers that filing electronically is the most accurate way to file a tax return and the fastest way to get a refund. There is no advantage to people filing tax returns on paper in early January instead of waiting for e-file to begin.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>More information about IRS Free File and other information about the 2015 filing season will be available in January.<o:p></o:p></p>
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