With less than 6 weeks left of the 2009 tax season to go it may be a good time to take a look at some of the facts, trends and statistics that have already emerged This is an especially intriguing exercise following the dramatic, sweeping steps the IRS promised to take to help a large percentage of the financially crippled population

Now that the dreaded tax season is fully upon us, it would be a good time to reflect upon the actions of the IRS in the lead up to this troublesome time of the year Early in January of 2009 the IRS quite clearly stated in a press release from Washington that they were going to take some sweeping steps