IRS Cites Widespread `Hardware Failure' and Systems Outage
- Tax processing functions including e-filing not working
- Officials say some systems may stay down on Thursday
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service says a hardware failure Wednesday shut down a number of tax processing systems, including the e-file system -- preventing the agency from accepting income-tax returns electronically.
While the agency is working to restore normal operations as soon as possible, officials said in a statement that some of the affected systems may not be operating Thursday either. A number of taxpayer and tax practitioner tools weren’t available Wednesday, the agency said, including the “Where’s My Refund” function on the IRS website that allows for checking on the status of income-tax refunds.