RETURN Act

The RETURN Act requires IRS employees currently authorized to telework (due to pandemic policies) to return to physical offices starting 5 business days after the bill's enactment. This mandate continues until the IRS Commissioner certifies that the backlog of 2020 tax returns has been resolved. The bill also prohibits the Treasury Department from spending funds allocated to the IRS under the Inflation Reduction Act until the backlog is eliminated. It directly affects IRS staff permitted to work remotely and ties federal funding to the resolution of a specific tax processing backlog.