IRS announces Jan. 27 start to 2025 tax filing season; agency continues historic improvements to expand, enhance tools and filing options to help taxpayers

"On January 10, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, as the official start date of the nation's 2024 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2024 tax returns.

The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed ahead of the Tuesday, April 15 federal deadline. More than half of all tax returns are expected to be filed this year with the help of a tax professional, and the IRS urges people to use a trusted tax pro to avoid potential scams and schemes.

Although the IRS will not officially begin accepting and processing tax returns until Jan. 27, people do not need to wait until then to work on their taxes if they're using software companies or tax professionals. Most software companies accept electronic submissions and then hold them until the IRS is ready to begin processing later this month.

The Get Ready page on IRS.gov highlights steps taxpayers can take now to streamline the filing process and the many resources available to interact with the IRS before, during and after filing their federal tax return."