{"id":7187,"date":"2016-04-04T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/fire-closes-irs-headquarters-but-wont-affect-tax-return-processing\/"},"modified":"2016-04-04T23:40:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T07:40:00","slug":"fire-closes-irs-headquarters-but-wont-affect-tax-return-processing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/fire-closes-irs-headquarters-but-wont-affect-tax-return-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Closes IRS Headquarters But Won't Affect Tax Return Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Doreen McCallister<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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J. David Ake\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A small fire forced the evacuation of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday.<\/p>\n

Spokesman Terry Lemons told The Associated Press that the fire that started in the basement around 3:30 p.m., and created a lot of smoke \u2014 forcing the building to be evacuated.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/a><\/em> reports:<\/p>\n

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The building closed about 2:45 p.m. Monday, before the fire started, “due to electrical issues with the air-conditioning system,” an IRS spokesman said. He said that about 2,000 people work there and that “a few hundred” were still in the building when the fire broke out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There were no injuries and the cause is being investigated.<\/p>\n

The building will be closed on Tuesday because it doesn’t have full electricity.<\/p>\n

The fire will not affect processing of tax returns, which is done elsewhere, officials told The Post.<\/em><\/p>\n

The tax return filing deadline is usually April 15<\/a>, but this year taxpayers get a little more time to finish up \u2014 or in some cases get started.<\/p>\n

Due to the Washington D.C. Emancipation Day holiday being observed on April 15 instead of April 16, 2016, Tax Day is on the following Monday, April 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But there are two exceptions: In Maine and Massachusetts, April 18 is Patriot’s Day, so taxpayers there have until April 19.<\/p>\n

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Source:: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2016\/04\/05\/473060520\/fire-closes-irs-headquarters-but-wont-affect-tax-return-processing?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=business<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a><\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n
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<\/div>\n

J. David Ake\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A small fire forced the evacuation of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday.<\/p>\n

Spokesman Terry Lemons told The Associated Press that the fire that started in the basement around 3:30 p.m., and created a lot of smoke \u2014 forcing the building to be evacuated.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/a><\/em> reports:<\/p>\n

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The building closed about 2:45 p.m. Monday, before the fire started, “due to electrical issues with the air-conditioning system,” an IRS spokesman said. He said that about 2,000 people work there and that “a few hundred” were still in the building when the fire broke out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There were no injuries and the cause is being investigated.<\/p>\n

The building will be closed on Tuesday because it doesn’t have full electricity.<\/p>\n

The fire will not affect processing of tax returns, which is done elsewhere, officials told The Post.<\/em><\/p>\n

The tax return filing deadline is usually April 15<\/a>, but this year taxpayers get a little more time to finish up \u2014 or in some cases get started.<\/p>\n

Due to the Washington D.C. Emancipation Day holiday being observed on April 15 instead of April 16, 2016, Tax Day is on the following Monday, April 18<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But there are two exceptions: In Maine and Massachusetts, April 18 is Patriot’s Day, so taxpayers there have until April 19.<\/p>\n

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