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Says to come back on Jan 4th to file...it is Jan 4th?

emmylou098 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:18:17 GMT

Re: Says to come back on Jan 4th to file...it is Jan 4th?

Anonymous_ — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:59:22 GMT

It's early in the day. Try later and there's no rush since the IRS is not accepting e-filed returns yet.

Re: Says to come back on Jan 4th to file...it is Jan 4th?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:13:39 GMT

TurboTax will let you e-file as of some time on January 4. They (and other tax software companies) allow that to garner marketshare. Even if you e-file early, your return will just sit on a server— going no place—-until the IRS begins to accept/reject e-files later in January. Before you hurry to e-file, make sure you have entered everything correctly and completely, because once your e-file is pending on the server, it is trapped and you cannot change anything.

And…..do not file a tax return without ALL of your income documents; you must include every 2023 W-2 on the same tax return. Employers have until the end of January to issue W-2’s. Wait until you have all of your W-2’s. Clients, schools, Social Security, banks and other financial institutions may not have tax documents available until late January/early February. ALL of your tax documents must be entered on the same Form 1040; do not file unless you have entered everything.

Re: Says to come back on Jan 4th to file...it is Jan 4th?

SteamTrain — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:09:10 GMT

Just give it a day more than they "Claim" the e-filing TTX servers will be ready.

Of course, perhaps this year your tax file has some forms in it that were not needed last year...a bunch won't be ready until after the 10th or 17th or 24th of January.

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