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Why if the IRS is not starting to accept returns until jan 24th did mine get accepted early

Mine was accepted on the 20th of Jan 2022
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Why if the IRS is not starting to accept returns until jan 24th did mine get accepted early

They always start out with a small test batch ahead of the "real" opening date.   You got into that batch.  

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MinhT1
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Why if the IRS is not starting to accept returns until jan 24th did mine get accepted early

Although the official start date is January 24, the IRS has started accepting small batches of returns a few days before for test purposes.

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