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From: Richard Joslin To: Jeffrey Epstein [email protected]> Subject: Fwd: IR-2014-56: With 131 Million Returns Filed, Millions of Amended Returns Expected Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:04:49 +0000 timing of filing and fly under radar may be propitious due to flurry of others amending ------- Forwarded message -------- From: IRS Newswire <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:59 AM Subject: IR-2014-56: With 131 Million Returns Filed, Millions of Amended Returns Expected To: Bookmark News Issue Number: IR-2014-56 Essentials What's Rut Inside This Issue B&W:a With 131 Million Returns Filed, Millions of Amended Returns Expected IRS Susie* WASHINGTON —As of April 18, almost 46 million returns were e-filed from home computers, more than the total from home computers for all of 2013. The IRS has received more than 131 million returns, of which 88 fI percent were e-filed. Guidarte The IRS also projects that almost 5 million taxpayers will amend their returns by filing Form 1040X during 2014. Media Contacts Taxpayers who need to amend their returns should file this form only after filing the original return. Generally, for a credit or refund, taxpayers must file Form 1040X within 3 years, including extensions, after the date they filed Facts & their original return or within 2 years after the date they paid the tax, whichever is later. For most people, this Figures means that returns for tax-year 2011 or later can still be amended. Problem This year, many same-sex couples may want to consider filing amended returns. A same sex couple, legally Alerts married in a state or foreign country that recognizes their marriage, is now considered married for tax purposes. Around The This is true regardless of whether or not the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage. Nation For returns originally filed before Sept. 16, 2013, legally married same sex couples have the option of filing p-News amended return to change their filing status to married filing separately or married filing jointly. But they are not Subscriptions required to change their filing status on a prior return, even if they amend that return for another reason. In either case, their amended return must be consistent with the filing status they have chosen. Further details are available The on 1RS.gpi. Newsroom As all amended returns must be filed on paper, allow up to 12 weeks for Form 1040X to be processed. Starting 3 Topics weeks after filing their amended returns, taxpayers can use the "Where's My Amended Tax Return?" tool on Tax Tim IRS.gov to check the status. 2012 [The filing season statistics table follows.] Radio PSAs -30- Fact Shelia EFTA00988282  Armed 2014 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Forces Cumulative statistics comparing 4/19/13 and 4/18/14 that Relief Individual Income Tax % Change Returns: 2013 2014 Crams/ C(minima Total Receipts 130,203,000 131,170,000 0.7 Alerts Total Processed 120,737,000 125,604,000 4.0 a / ski:has E-filing Receipts: IRS TOTAL 112,665,000 115,969,000 2.9 Resources Tax Professionals 69,474,000 69,992,000 0.7 Compliance Self-prepared 43,191,000 45,977,000 6.5 Enforcement SanlasLirrix Web Usage: J oral Office Visits to IRS.gov 296,468,446 269,820,598 -9.0 Filing Qptiong Total Refunds: Forms & Pubs Number 93,839,000 94,809,000 1.0 Amount $249.489 billion $254.702 billion 2.1 Fremally Asked Average refund $2,659 $2,686 )tt. rns News Direct Deposit Refunds: Taxpaysr Number 76,135,000 76,714,000 0.8 Advocate Amount $217.189 billion $217.657 billion 0.2 Where to File Average refund $2,853 $2,837 -0.5 12$ Snrjj Rack to Tug Media Thank you for subscribing to the IRS Newswire, an IRS e-mail service. If you know someone who might want to subscribe to this mailing list, please forward this message to them so they can subscribe. This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list IRS Newswire. Please Do Not Reply To Thls Message. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Crihcerihort Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact This service is provided to you at no charge by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Bus email was sent to by. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Internal Revenue SetViCe • 1111 Canetutico Ave. Wastinglon DC ! 4-,— Powered 1331 M. • 20535 GovDelivery EFTA00988283