Congress Asks IRS to Stop Fines for Taxpayers Caught in Backlog

Congress Asks IRS to Stop Fines for Taxpayers Caught in Backlog
Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) gives an opening statement on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images
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By Laura Davison From Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is under pressure from a large group of lawmakers to stop penalties and pause automated collections from taxpayers whose returns have been caught in a processing backlog.