The Internal Revenue Service has reopened, following the three-day federal government shutdown that began at midnight on Friday, January 19, 2018. The following message has been posted on the IRS website instructing all employees to report to work:
This message applies to all IRS employees.
The federal government is now open and IRS employees are expected to report to work no later than four hours after 9 p.m. Eastern on January 22, 2018. If the four hours are after the end of your established tour of duty, you should report to work at the beginning on your next scheduled workday.
If you are not able to return to duty on January 23, during your normal tour of duty, you must contact your manager and tell them when you will report to work. Once you return to work, you must get approval from your manager for any absences from your regular tour of duty.
Last week, the IRS published its contingency plan for a government shutdown during the filing season. That plan specified that the IRS would continue to process tax returns and collect tax revenue even in the event of a lapse in appropriations. The IRS has previously announced that it will begin accepting tax returns on January 29, 2018.
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