Is it possible for the federal tax forms not available now but dated to be available 1/18/2018 come in earlier.

[west-gailwest-ga]

The federal forms dated 1/18/2018 to be available is it possible for them to be ready before that date 

[SteamTrain]

it happens sometime....but equally likely to be delayed further.

even if they do release earlier.....the IRS won't "start" taking them until 29 Jan  (other than a few tests..which can screw up your filing)

[SweetieJean]

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[xmasbaby0]

You may be aware that in late December Congress passed a major tax reform bill.  That has the IRS scrambling to get tax return forms ready for this tax filing season.  They were waiting for the laws to pass.

Some forms are not finalized so you cannot file.  The IRS has to finalize a number of forms and then approve the finalized forms in the TT software.  Many state forms are not finalized either.  What's the rush?  The IRS will not be accepting returns until January 29 at the earliest, so filing early will not get you a faster refund.  The earliest refunds will not be released until mid to late February.  You just have to wait for the forms to be ready.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1908854-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-federal-products-exc...

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1908857-forms-availability-table-for-turbotax-state-except-bu...

[SteamTrain]

And then there's the Tax Extender bill that could still be tacked on to something this month and make the 2017 tax prep chaos complete:

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2256/text">https://www.congress.gov/bill/11...>