So next year, can I deduct all those antacids I needed?
The only people sweating more than blacked-out BlackBerry users last night were the millions of last-minute tax filers who hit “send” at the end of their TurboTax toils, only to be left hanging without any sign that their returns had been filed. The flood of taxpayers who now procrastinate electronically rather than on paper was even greater than anticipated and overwhelmed the servers at Intuit, makers of the program. At the peak, company officials said, the servers were processing 50 to 60 returns a second, and that wasn’t nearly enough. “If you are sitting there and just did your taxes and want to get assurance it’s been filed, it has to go into the queue,” said Intuit spokesman Harry Pforzheimer. “We are processing as quickly as we can given the unbelievable demand and the last-minute demand. You can’t increase capability quickly enough to solve the problem for every single individual hitting the OK button.”
Luckily, the IRS woke up in a good mood this morning and told those who’d been caught in the crush that they would face no late fees. “They will not be penalized for filing late,” said Bruce Friedland of the IRS. “We will do everything we can to assist taxpayers affected by the situation. If people couldn’t e-file last night, we encourage them to file as soon as they can.”
This may help some people who are concerned. For all those people who got caught in the gridlock, http://www.turbotax.com has a way to check your efile status. I got caught in the gridlock as well and filed a little after midnight on April 17th. Would of been nice if the paper’s advertised this website so people could sleep better. Here is a link to check your status http://turbotax.intuit.com/efile_status.jhtml;jsessionid=5PJIURW1GQE0UCQIAUIRZNQKBACQYF4K
I also heard Intuit worked with the IRS to not penalize anyone who has made an attempt to E-file with an extended 4/19 deadline due to the server backup.
I don’t understand the problem. I have never filed either federal or state taxes on April 15. There’s a form (4868) that you file with the IRS and you get an automatic 4 to 6 month filing extension. You still have to pay whjat you owe by April 15 but the actual filing of forms is deferred. With the state of California, a six month extension is automatic. No form needed. Unnecessary stress. No worry. Be happy, Mon.
Do I sniff ringers?: phuck intuit, they dropped the ball
jon
Completely unfair. Those who could not get through should be penalized. The taxpayers like myself who made sure our returns got in on time have been mocked by the IRS.
Yeah, and my dog ate my homework . . .what a load . .