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Can i file my taxes with my last paycheck?

You can not do that legally until mid Fedruary. And you don't want to do it anyway. Invariable, your W-2 will not be the same as your last paycheck numbers and then you will probably need to amend your return. You can not file yet, Turbotax is not accepting returns yet. The IRS will not accept or process returns until Jan. 23, so there is absolutely no advantage to filing before that date. In addition, if you are getting the EITC the IRS is prohibited by law from paying your refund until the middle of February.

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Can i file my taxes with my last paycheck?

You can not do that legally until mid Fedruary. And you don't want to do it anyway. Invariable, your W-2 will not be the same as your last paycheck numbers and then you will probably need to amend your return. You can not file yet, Turbotax is not accepting returns yet. The IRS will not accept or process returns until Jan. 23, so there is absolutely no advantage to filing before that date. In addition, if you are getting the EITC the IRS is prohibited by law from paying your refund until the middle of February.

Can i file my taxes with my last paycheck?

Can i file my taxes with my last paycheck?

See the REAL schedule at this posting!   https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3405630

No point rushing it turns out!!!!  And lots to lose too in fact!

Certainly, you can start entering all the various personal data that you have, and if you want to try to guess what your Form W-2 will look like and also any Forms1099 that you might receive, such as Interest Income, feel free to do so for ESTIMATION purposes only.
However, read this post to learn why others have found it to be a very serious mistake to go ahead and submit your filing before you have gotten all your W-2s and 1099s.  

Go to this link and learn why the earliest that the IRS will even see your tax return filed is January 23, 2017, and the earliest that the IRS might deposit your refund is February 3, 2017.  Go to this https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3405630

Read what folks who filed in a hurry had to say last December and January.READ THIS: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3405630

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