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 Issue Number: IR-2014-56 News Essentials What's Rut B&W:a IRS Susie* fI Guidarte Media Contacts Facts & Figures Problem Alerts Around The Nation p-News Subscriptions The Newsroom Topics Tax Tim 2012 Radio PSAs Fact Shelia Inside This Issue With 131 Million Returns Filed, Millions of Amended Returns Expected 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 percent were e-filed. The IRS also projects that almost 5 million taxpayers will amend their returns by filing Form 1040X during 2014. 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 their original return or within 2 years after the date they paid the tax, whichever is later. For most people, this means that returns for tax-year 2011 or later can still be amended. This year, many same-sex couples may want to consider filing amended returns. A same sex couple, legally married in a state or foreign country that recognizes their marriage, is now considered married for tax purposes. This is true regardless of whether or not the couple lives in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage. For returns originally filed before Sept. 16, 2013, legally married same sex couples have the option of filing amended return to change their filing status to married filing separately or married filing jointly. But they are not 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 on 1RS.gpi. As all amended returns must be filed on paper, allow up to 12 weeks for Form 1040X to be processed. Starting 3 weeks after filing their amended returns, taxpayers can use the "Where's My Amended Tax Return?" tool on IRS.gov to check the status. [The filing season statistics table follows.] -30- EFTA00988282 Armed Forces 2014 FILING SEASON STATISTICS that Relief Crams/ C (minima Alerts a/ski:has IRS Resources Compliance Enforcement SanlasLirrix J oral Office Filing Qptiong Forms & Pubs Fremally Asked )tt.rns News Taxpaysr Advocate Where to File 12$ Snrjj Media Cumulative statistics comparing 4/19/13 and 4/18/14 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2013 2014 % Change Total Receipts 130,203,000 131,170,000 0.7 Total Processed 120,737,000 125,604,000 4.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL 112,665,000 115,969,000 2.9 Tax Professionals 69,474,000 69,992,000 0.7 Self-prepared 43,191,000 45,977,000 6.5 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 296,468,446 269,820,598 -9.0 Total Refunds: Number 93,839,000 94,809,000 1.0 Amount $249.489 billion $254.702 billion 2.1 Average refund $2,659 $2,686 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 76,135,000 76,714,000 0.8 Amount $217.189 billion $217.657 billion 0.2 Average refund $2,853 $2,837 -0.5 Rack to Tug 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 20535 by. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Internal Revenue SetViCe • 1111 Canetutico Ave. M. • Wastinglon DC 4!-,—Powered 1331 GovDelivery EFTA00988283