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If I file my taxes now will it be accepted by the IRS now or later?

If I file my taxes now will it be accepted by the IRS now or later?

If you e-file now, your return will sit on a server with millions of other returns---waiting for the IRS to open on January 29.   If you discover that you made a mistake, you cannot do anything to fix it while it is in pending on the server.  

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