Un-freaking-believable!

IRS provides additional day to file and pay for taxpayers through Wednesday, April 18; IRS processing systems back online

OMG ~ I had no idea the e-file problem was ALL DAY! My job is to produce tax returns (or extensions). I don't file them. After I do a return, a CPA reviews my work and communicates with the client, and then a different person e-files it and delivers the final product (a paper or electronic copy) to the client.

I knew there was a problem yesterday morning but we have problems all year long. "Glitches" they're called. Most of the time, they don't last all day but sometimes they do. A lot of times, we can work around the problem until the problem is fixed.

You know how Santa and the elves work all year for one big day? We're kinda the same (only in reverse. We help the government come into your homes and take your money.) My point is, it's what I work all year for. I start getting ready in November, start getting busy in February, and forget about sleep sometime in late March. The summer months are slow but a lot of returns don't get filed until October so there's a mini-tax season from September until October 15th. Then, it starts all over again with the big crescendo on April 15th. (Or 16th, or 17th, or, now, the 18th!)

Yesterday, was some serious freaking glitch!

After work yesterday, someone told me tax season wasn’t really over. 

Yeah, yeah, I said. 

Two people actually mentioned it but it didn't sink in.

This morning, I read the IRS is giving everyone an extra day. NOOOOOOOO!

I actually made plans to do something ELSE today. Anything but tax returns. 

So, no, I am NOT going to work today. The IRS might be giving you an extra day but my office is closed. (Unless, lavish gifts.