Neal Statement on IRS Technical Issues

The following press release was published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means on April 17, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on reports of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) technical problems:

“We understand that the IRS is experiencing technical difficulties today with the transmission of direct tax return payments. Tax Day is already a stressful time for millions of Americans, even when everything goes right. Given this news, I hope that the IRS will make accommodations so that every taxpayer attempting to file today has a fair shot to do so without penalty."

Source: U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means