@talonbell307 wrote:
So I just have to wait until January 1st?
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No...sometime after Jan 1st....not the 1st, 2nd or 3rd either.
1) A simple 1040 W-2 only file, might be allowed to be e-filed 4 or 5Jan as the first possible date....even though it will just sit "locked" on the TTX servers AND if you do e-file it then, you can't get it back if you want to change or add something.
2) BUT, if your tax form contains certain forms, you may have to wait until later in January. Certain forms that back up the 1040, will not be ready until some of the weeks that follow that 4 Jan date. Like Schedule A, 17Jan; Form 8606 for IRA contributions, 10 Jan ; a few on 17, 21, or 24 Jan.....and a very few (mostly disaster loss forms or the 1040x) are on into February.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
