 internal revenue service IRS tax news IRS taxpayer assistance centers open on special Saturdays for face-to-face help but first an attempt at a joke I apologize in advance a business dealing with the IRS is kind of like a snowman dealing with an aggressive carrot you just want to tell it to get out of your face IR 2022-26 February 4th 2022 Washington as part of a larger effort to help people during this year's filing season the internal revenue service today announced special Saturday hours at many taxpayer assistance centers the TACs across the country and I think this is good news because I think a lot of people do need that face-to-face communication and help with the preparation of the taxes they didn't have it last year as much due to the fact of the restrictions with the COVID-19 and all that going on and obviously just giving some of these people access to possibly free filing software that can help you to process the tax return is it going to be the kind of help that some people are going to be needing there's been a lot of changes in the tax code as well so people are going to have to be dealing with those changes as they basically fill out their taxes as well as changes in their filing statuses and so on and their work kind of status as the years have gone by and as it has changed more in recent years I also think it's a good news that these kind of services are becoming more available through a kind of federal sponsored types of programs because hopefully that shows that there's a little bit of loosening in the place where there's one of the most restricted kind of areas with regards to COVID policies and whatnot from coming from basically the Fed so hopefully at this point I would think you could loosen up over there guys and help you know let us let us you know you know let go of the let go of the of the restrictions here so that would be good so the TACs provide taxpayers with in-person help select TACs are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. February 12th March 12th April 9th and May 14th normally these centers are not open on Saturday no appointments are required quote the IRS continues to do everything we can to help people during this unprecedented period in quotes that IRS Commissioner Chuck Redick quote opening these assistance centers for special Saturday hours is designed to provide yet another way for people to get the help they need we encourage people to review the details on these special Saturday hours so we can help serve them I'm also extremely grateful to our employees who have stepped up to provide this special assistance in quote people can receive walking help on all services however the TACs will not accept cash payments on these Saturdays during the extra operating hours people can also ask about reconciling advanced child tax credit payments there's a link to that here and receive other help to see which TACs will be open you can visit irs.gov forward slash Saturday hours there's a link to that here come prepared to arrive prepared individuals should bring the following information current government issued photo identification social security cards for members of their household including spouse and dependents if applicable and any irs letters or notices received and related documents during the visit irs staff may also request the following information a current mailing address an email address and bank account information to receive payments or refunds by direct deposit quote we encourage people to receive payments and their tax refunds via direct deposit which is faster and more secure than other payment methods in quote said irs wage and investment commissioner and taxpayer experience officer Ken Corbin that's quite the title I love the titles here let's read that title again this this is Ken Corbin is the is the irs wage investment commissioner and taxpayer experience officer okay in any case quote people who people who don't have a bank account should visit the federal department deposit insurance corporation there's a link to that here website for details on opening and account online they can also use the fdic's bank fine there's a link to that here tool to find to fdic insured bank in quote so we've got also bank on bank American bankers association independent community bankers of American national credit unions administration links to all those items here as well to help you find a bank that can help you with the direct deposit hopefully they have lists of banks and credit unions that allow opening and account online veterans can use veteran benefits banking program there's a link to that here too to learn about financial services at participating banks services provided the irs is contact your local office site there's a link to that here lists all services provided at specific TACs if someone has a question or questions about a tax bill or an irs audit or needs help resolving a tax problem they will see receive assistance from irs employees specializing in these services if these employees are not available the individual will receive a referral for these services taxpayers advocate service employees may also be available to assist with issues that meet certain criteria irs staff will schedule appointments for a later date for deaf or hard of hearing individuals who need sign language interpreter services foreign language interpreters also will will be available the irs follows centers for disease control social distancing guidelines there's a link to that here for covid-19 and availability may change without notice so hopefully they're going to stick with it and actually do some face-to-face stuff possibly given a message out there that you know it would be nice to you know do some more of the face-to-face stuff where it is going to be needed as well so people are required to wear face masks and social distance at these events people who would need assistance preparing tax returns can visit a volunteer income tax assistance center the vita or tax counseling for the elderly location there's a link to that here vita sites offer free tax help to qualifying individuals who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns including people who earn fifty eight thousand or less persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers people who need to pay their federal taxes with cash can visit irs.gov for slash payments to get information on several payment options there's a link to that here more information can be found at the links below how to register for certain online self-help tools reconciling your advanced child tax credit payments on your two thousand twenty one tax return irs.gov forward slash rr to learn about filing requirements for the recovery rebate credit there's links to that stuff here there'll be a link to this in the description