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Having been part of a company that depends entirely on seasonal business (christmas), I would understand why the IRS is unable to complete technical projects.
by jbob2000 9y ago
Having been part of a company that depends entirely on seasonal business (christmas), I would understand why the IRS is unable to complete technical projects.
You spend all year working on a system, then the time comes for you to demonstrate it's capabilities. It is 2 months to BIG_IMPORTANT_SEASON. A few faults are found in your solution. Not wanting to risk downtime during literally the only time your company matters, your superiors put your system on hold and you get relegated to support work.
The IRS probably works the same way. I am guessing the IT division gets about 6 months to do their work before everyone stops the presses because it's tax season and you don't fuck with stuff any time around tax season.
- acejam 9y agoFair point. But what about companies that create tax preparation software, such as TurboTax? That could be considered "seasonal" too, yet they've made great improvements over the years. A different scale of course, but same general concept. (Developing seasonally-used software)
- reaperducer 9y agoTax preparation isn't seasonal. Some people and companies have to do taxes quarterly, not yearly. Some taxes (payroll, sales tax, use tax, etc... in some states) have to be done monthly. There's also all the extensions that get filed each year.