Just start gathering your tax information in a folder. For the software, it's way too early for that. The very early versions of the Desktop tax software might be available in November....but it will be pretty crude, unfinished and will require extensive updates before it will be fully operational.
Online software? Maybe late Nov or December, but that's just a guess. Might also be pretty crude in the first versions.
It is usually best to not even start until the first week in Feb to avoid frustration with some of the most significant software errors.
____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*
