The Internal Revenue Service has set the beginning of the 2023 tax filing season as Jan. 23. From that date until April 18, the IRS will accept and process 2022 tax returns, the agency announced Thursday.
The deadline for filing is three days later than usual because April 15 falls on a weekend and April 17 is a holiday in the District of Columbia. Taxpayers who are given an extension will have until Oct. 16 to file their returns.
“Taxpayers and tax professionals will see improvements in many areas of the agency this year. We’ve trained thousands of new employees to answer phones and help people.