IRS Releases Gov’t Shutdown Contingency Plan

[AZ-Tax]

The agency expects that it would take half a day to shut down those activities that aren’t excepted, and that only around 8,700 of its 94,500 employees, or 9.3 percent, would remain on the job. So instead 2 -3 hours on hold, I can expect to be on hold for 24 - 48 hours?

http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-releases-government-shutdown-contingency-plan-68212-1.html?ET=webcpa:e9358:323196a:&st=email&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tpt_100213&taxpro

[David1980]

On the plus side, no tax audits?

[Maribeth]

The agency expects that it would take half a day to shut down those activities that aren’t excepted, and that only around 8,700 of its 94,500 employees, or 9.3 percent, would remain on the job. So instead 2 -3 hours on hold, I can expect to be on hold for 24 - 48 hours?

http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/..._100213&taxpro

The notice that I read said that there would be no live telephone support and no written correspondence would be processed. So you might be on hold a lot longer than 48 hours!