Tax Refund Delays: Why Does The IRS Still Have 35 Million Unprocessed Tax Returns?

(CBS Baltimore) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has had a lot on its plate during the recent tax season. In addition to processing 136 million tax returns, according to a report from National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, it sent out a round of stimulus checks, updated rules for unemployment insurance, and prepared to launch advance payments for the Child Tax Credit. And the IRS, which has seen staffing and funding cuts over the previous decade, did all of this during the tail end o