Tax-Filing Season Begins

The IRS successfully opened the 2019 tax-filing season this week and has started accepting and processing federal tax returns for tax year 2018. The first refunds are expected to go out the first week of February. Your clients can check Where’s My Refund? for updates. Phone traffic to IRS is traditionally heavy during the early weeks of tax season, so IRS encourages everyone to use IRS.gov to find answers before they call.