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> anyone have any idea why this form has an hours of operation? Best guess: The back end processing is actually performed by humans at the IRS office in DC and
by pwg 2y ago
> anyone have any idea why this form has an hours of operation?
Best guess: The back end processing is actually performed by humans at the IRS office in DC and the form is simply an online "request" to one of those humans. And the office where those humans work is only staffed from 7am to 10pm EST.
- ryandamm 2y agoBut... can’t it just fill a queue? Don’t get me wrong, this still feels like the likeliest explanation, it just raises more questions.
- pwg 2y ago> But... can’t it just fill a queue? It /could/, yes. But then one has to also understand how govt. IT development works. You only get, barely, just what you ask for, and nothing more. So the likely reason for no queue is that whatever PM was responsible for writing the requirements that the IT contractor developed towards did not think to add a queue for 'after hours' requests. And now, it is likely without a 'development budget' (as the bean counters considered it 'done' when it met the initial requirements) and with no 'development budget' allocation, there is no way to get a queue added.
- throwaway211 2y agoNothing like a baseless HN comment proporting to be an expert, in this case on the EIN application system. Short username the equivalent of a low /. number. Unfortunately, -1 Insightful isn't possible in the more groupthinky HN.
- Spooky23 2y agoIt’s definitely not that. I just did this recently, I got a PDF delivered to me with the EIN in <3 minutes.