Brown says that when the IRS destroyed millions of documents submitted by third parties to both the IRS and the taxpayer on information returns, such as Form 1099s, the agency was unable to confirm eligibility for some Earned Income Tax Credit applicants because it couldn’t access their income proof.
“there were no negative taxpayer consequences” after it erased 2019 documents from its computer to make room for new documents for the next tax season, and stated “Taxpayers or payers have not been and will not be subject to penalties resulting from this action.”
Brown said he’s upset “by reports that some taxpayers eligible for this credit have had to seek legal assistance to receive the credit to which they’re eligible, or undergo an audit arising from missing information because it was destroyed by the IRS. Brown, who chairs the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, asked Werfel to provide him with information including how many taxpayers claiming the EITC were affected by destruction of the 30 million documents, and how IRS plans to ensure taxpayers affected by the mistake get the money to which they’re entitled.
“Each and every taxpayer affected by the document destruction deserves to receive the appropriate tax credits for which they’re eligible,” his letter concluded. “I look forward to hearing how you plan to resolve this problem.”similar questions, citing published reports that IRS denied EITC claims from taxpayers whose documents were destroyed “based upon the mistaken belief that the taxpayers had insufficient earned income.
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