Whose bright idea was this??
Helping a buddy make his estimated tax payment I see this on IRS Direct pay. Seriously IRS?! You chose the submission deadline to run planned outages?! This is a prime example of how inefficient the IRS is. So damn infuriating! pic.twitter.com/ahDpdsPgRN
— Albert J. Campo, CPA, MBA (@ajthecpa1226) September 16, 2022
It’s not the first time it’s happened on a critical deadline day.
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