As hundreds of people gathered at an IRS office in Houston, Texas to request assistance with filing their taxes, chaos developed. The office had to be shut down first because of a fight that broke out and people who had rushed into the building, according to FOX 26 Houston. WATCH: Hundreds of people stood in line for hours outside the IRS office in Houston, TX, just to find out that the office is closed. Build Back Much. pic. twitter. com/cw2otl2w1V— I Meme Therefore I Am ( @ImMeme0 ) April 14, 2024 FOX 26 Houston reports: Tempers flared outside the Internal Revenue Service’s building as hundreds of people trying to file their taxes and get identity verification were turned away. They opened the gates about 9 or 10 a.m. m. and I think a couple of people started fighting, but after that, they told everybody to go home, ” said Katrel Johnson, a visitor at the tax center. A large number of people attempted to enter the building simultaneously, adding to the chaos. “All of the sudden everybody went in when they opened the door, and bum rushed and started skipping, ” said Tonya Johnson, a visitor at the IRS center. Kartell Johnson claimed to have traveled from College Station to Houston in search of tax advice before being turned down. Houston IRS office forced to close early after fight breaks out:’ I ain’t doing no playing’ https ://t. co/gpXhdlz62a — Fox News ( @FoxNews ) April 16, 2024 From ABC13: At the IRS office on South Gessner on Saturday, hundreds of people stood in line, trying to get help during scheduled walk-in service before Monday’s tax filing deadline. Otherwise, the center closed early, leaving some without answers or the help they needed to file taxes by Monday’s deadline. The IRS claims that the delays were brought on by to some people showing up. Additionally, Houston police had to be called to assist with crowd control. The IRS called people this week who we could n’t serve on Saturday and who provided their contact information in order to further assist taxpayers in the Houston area, according to a statement released on Monday to ABC13. This week, we are even adding more employees to our phone lines and filling out our offices with people. Taxpayers who have received an IRS letter instructing them to schedule an in-person appointment should thoroughly review their tax returns to make sure they are current and then call the number provided to make an appointment. These taxpayers are never given a deadline to verify their identity. ” WATCH: [[{“value”:”
As hundreds of people waited in line to get help with their taxes, chaos ensued at the IRS office in Houston, Texas.
According to FOX26 Houston, the office was forced to close early after a fight broke and people rushed in the building.
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After waiting in line outside the IRS office for hours in Houston, TX they were told that the office was closed.
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FOX 26 Houston news:
As hundreds of people tried to file their tax returns and get identity verification, they were turned away.
“They opened the gate around 9 or 10 am and I think that a few people started fighting so after that they told everyone to go home,” said Katrel, a visitor to the tax center.
A wave of people entered the building simultaneously, adding to the chaos.
“All of a sudden, everyone went in when they open the door. And bum rushed, and started skipping,” said Tonya, a visitor to the IRS center.
Katrel Johnson, a resident of College Station, said he had driven two hours to Houston to seek IRS assistance. However, he was turned away.
Houston IRS office forced to close early after fight breaks out: ‘I ain’t doing no playing’ https://t.co/gpXhdlz62a
Fox News (@FoxNews), April 16, 2024
ABC13:
On Saturday, hundreds of people waited in line at the IRS office on South Gessner to receive walk-in assistance before the Monday deadline for tax filing.
The center closed early and many people were left without the answers or help they needed to submit their taxes by the deadline of Monday.
According to the IRS the delays were caused because too many people showed up. Houston police were also called to help control the crowd.
The IRS released a press release to ABC13 on Monday about the identification issue, and what is being done to help those who tried to go to the IRS on Saturday but were turned down:
“To help taxpayers in Houston, IRS representatives will call people who provided contact information this week and we were unable to serve on Saturday. We are also adding more staff to our phone lines and working to fully staff all of our offices in the coming week. If you have received a letter from the IRS requesting an in-person meeting, please review your tax returns to ensure that they are accurate. Then call the number to schedule an appointment. These taxpayers don’t have a deadline to verify their identity.”
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