Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Yes.  So filing the second the software becomes functional will not get you a faster refund.  The PATH act means refunds with Earned Income Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit are held until mid-February and the earliest refunds will not be deposited until almost the end of February.  

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/path-act-tax-related-provisions

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