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Americans are used to procrastinating when it comes to filing their taxes. This year, tax season is expected to see an even bigger delay mdash; thanks to the government shutdown.The Internal Revenue Service is one of the many federal agencies that has closed its doors since Dec. 22. Only 12 percent of its staff are working mdash; without pay mdash; m stanley cup ostly focused on security and technology. The agency is not issuing refunds, updating tax forms or answer stanley cups ing phone help lines, according to its shutdown plans.Trumps says shutdown could last for months or yearsEvery government shutdown and how long they lastedThat s making tax professionals sweat as they gird for an abridged filing window. The shutdown complicates an already complex tax season due to the myriad new regulations created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the sweeping bill signed into law by President Donald Trump in late 2017. When I look in my tax software, which is professional tax software, there are many forms that haven t been finalized, said Steven Zelin, a CPA based in Manhattan. We can t file. And since the tax law changed so much, there s a likelihood that there may be a delay in starting the filing season, he added. Anyone hoping that an IRS shutdown means getting a breather on their taxes will be disappointed. The agency s website says taxpayers should file and pay their taxes as normal. stanley bottles The problem is, the weeks before tax se Jqvj At Michigan U. Campaign Stop, Nader Talks Economic Woes, Calls For Corporate Responsibility
After potentially damaging leaks about the Justice Department s investigation into his past campaign fundraising practices, Vice President Al Gore Friday released the official transcript of his sworn testimony.On the campaign trail aboard Air Force II, Gore scrambled to downplay questions about his fundraising tactics from the last election. I have told the truth, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate said Friday. I have co-operated fully and I don t want people to have the impression that I m trying to hiding something here. I am not. I want you to see it all. Sources close to the investigation told CBS News that potentially false statements about a visit to a Buddhist temple function in California and White House coffees made by Gore during an April interview with J stanley cup ustice Department prosecutors led to the recommendation of an outside counsel. The vice president has always denied that he knew he was attending a fundraiser at the Buddhist temple.CBS News stanley website Correspondent John Roberts reports Gore raced to defuse the potential for damage in this election year, ordering the release Friday of an entire 150-page transcript and pointed out that news leaks about the recommendation came from Republicans. stanley cup Democratic sources pointed out that the investigator who made the recommendation 151;Robert Conrad 151;was appointed assistant U.S. attorney in 1989 by a man with ties to Republican Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina. And in |
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