IRS Announces 2018 Tax Filing Season Opens with April 17 Deadline; 155 Million Tax Returns Projected

Internal Revenue Service press release January 29, 2018 ----------- Marking the beginning of the nation’s tax season, the Internal Revenue Service said that it successfully started accepting and processing 2017 federal individual income tax returns. More than 155 million returns are expected to be filed this year. People have until Tuesday, April 17, 2018, to file their 2017 returns and pay any taxes due. The filing tax deadline is later this year due to several factors. The usual April 15 deadline falls on Sunday this year, which would normally give taxpayers until at least the following Monday. However, Emancipation Day, a Washington, D.C., holiday, is observed on Monday, April 16, giving taxpayers nationwide an additional day to file. By law, Washington holidays impact tax deadlines for everyone in the same way federal holidays do. Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, to file. To learn more click on the picture below to read the release.