When can i start return for 2016

[rjs · Accepted solution]

UPDATE 12/1/16 - TurboTax Online for 2016 is now available.

You can start now if you use the CD or download TurboTax software. TurboTax Online for 2016 will be available in a week or so.

The IRS will not start accepting 2016 tax returns until sometime in mid January. You can't file your tax return until you have all your W-2s, 1099s, and other tax documents.

[Lauriethecook]

I'm ready to get started too! Gonna follow this topic because I think it will start getting traffic lol.

[jlmacina]

what do I click on to start giving input to my installed 2016 turbotax software

[ScruffyCurmudgeon]

You can begin entering that data that you already have  - such as medical expenses, paid local and state taxes, family data and so on - but for data that you will get from receiving Forms W-2 and 1099s and the like, you should, and by law must, wait until you have those.  

Entering personal expenses and deductions now gets you ahead of the game but guessing on income numbers particularly those reported to the IRS on those forms is a fumble!

For clarification, read the following posting.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1924521-can-i-file-with-my-last-check-stub?jump_to=answer_3368829