Dozens of people planning to pick up end-of-year tax forms were disappointed to find the Internal Revenue Service's Tax Assistance Center on Watt Avenue in Sacramento, Calif. closed on Tuesday.
According to KTXL-TV, a sign at the building said: "This office is closed due to local weather conditions."
"Weather conditions? Yeah, maybe somebody decided to take the day off," Barbara Wilson, told KTXL.
"This has got to be one of the best worst excuses ever," said Daunte Burks, who came for tax forms on Tuesday.
With 2016 coming, many people told FOX40 they need tax forms and some came a long way to get them.
The IRS said the closure was in fact temperature related. An IRS spokesperson told KTXL the heating system was not functioning inside the building, so the tax assistance center was closed due to low temperatures.
Still, most people KTXL spoke with feel the IRS could have done more, some claimed putting the information about the closure on the website would have been helpful.
Accuweather lists a 51-degree high for Sacramento yesterday.
h/t KTXL, Accuweather.com
