Why does the day I can file keep getting pushed back later and later b turbo tax I know its not the irs

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

TurboTax is waiting for forms to be finalized by the IRS.  When the IRS finalizes forms they have to approve TT's forms.  The IRS is slowed down in this process this year due to major tax reform laws being passed at the end of December.  

Why rush to file your 2017 return?  Rushing to file your tax return is a recipe for a mess.  You will NOT get your refund faster.

The IRS will not be accepting or starting to process returns until January 29, 2018.  So even if you manage to e-file your 2017 return now it will just sit on the server until the IRS accepts it.  IF the IRS accepts it.

Meanwhile, during that time, if you realize that you left something off your return or need to change something—you will not be able to do anything whatsoever about it.  You will have to wait until you see if the IRS accepts your return.  And if your incorrect/incomplete tax return gets accepted for processing, then you will need to amend it—after you WAIT more for the IRS to process it.  When it is finally processed, then you will have to amend it by preparing a 1040X that can only be sent by mail.   Amending a tax return is aggravating at best, and it takes about 4 months for the IRS to process an amended return.  So then if you are getting a bigger refund you will WAIT for it for months.

It is unlikely that you actually have everything you need this early on to file a complete and accurate tax return, since employers, banks, brokers and Social Security have until the end of January/early February to provide you with the documents needed to prepare your return.  File too soon, and then you will be asking us what to do when you receive another W-2 in the mail, or a 1099 you forgot you were supposed to get, or you will have a smack to  the forehead moment of “I forgot to enter my student loan interest, my sales tax, my mileage……”

Let your return sit there on YOUR computer for the time being.  Give it some time so that you know you have it all together before you e-file it.  If you keep it on your computer you still have the power to fix it before you file it in late January.

[steftg]

That's not true at all I know people already have dates there getting money back before February even turbo tax website says the 23 It will accept e file and I have everything I needed to file over a week ago so done with turbo tax I will file with some one else thanks for no help and talking down to me like I don't know what I'm doing 

[xmasbaby0]

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[SweetieJean]

You are posting on a user message board.  We are not TT employees, but most of us have been dealing with the IRS and tax returns for many years.  As indicated above, the IRS must approve TT's versions of the forms first. Maybe your friends are getting a Refund Loan or Advance, which TT does not offer.  Also note that the IRS stopped publishing refund schedules several years ago, so anything you see is just someone's guess. In fact, it is illegal for someone to guaranty that you will receive your refund by a certain date.
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[Critter]

If all you have is a 1040EZ then you can file it now  on TT but it still will not be processed by the IRS before the 29th even if you are taken early in one of the "test batches" the IRS does before opening the season completely.  And if anyone was given a DD date then it is only speculation.  Also dates are subject to change and often do.   File any way you want no one can stop you.

[SweetieJean]

Mist of the state forms are not ready yet, however.