IRS opens 2020 Filing Season

The Internal Revenue Service begins accepting and processing 2019 tax year returns for individual tax return filers today, Monday, January 27, 2020.  More than 150 million individual tax returns for the 2019 tax year are expected to be filed.  The IRS encourages taxpayers to plan ahead and use the tools and information available on IRS.gov.  The deadline to file 2019 tax returns and pay any tax owed is Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The IRS encourages everyone to consider filing electronically and choosing direct deposit because it’s fast, accurate, and the best way to get your refund as quickly as possible.