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I believe I read that, if anything, it will slow down the process as early returns will be placed in a bin or bins. Obviously, when the green light flashes, the immediate returns will be dealt with first and those in the bin will be gotten around to whenever.

If your clients have a Sch A, the Tuition and Fees form, or Educator Expense they cannot efile and the IRS says they also do not want returns mailed until the IRS gives the green light (in mid to late Feb). So opting out of efile will not get the returns procesed any sooner if any of these three situations apply to your clients.

Welfare and warfare are getting to be too much of a good thing. Before long the interest on the national debt will be more than the gross national product, then what? We cannot continue policing the world, giving foreign aid, allowing illegal immigrants to latch on to the welfare gravy train and keep passing the bills on to our children and grandchildren. We should have enough tax in good times to provide a cushion in bad times. Instead, if we have good times, we make sure we increase spending to make sure all of the tax money goes down the drain and run up a deficit for good measure.