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The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it will begin accepting tax returns on Jan. 27, marking the start of tax season.Taxpayers will have until April 15 to send in their returns for 2024.Additionally, the IRS’ free Direct File service will expand to include 25 states this tax season.
Direct File will now also be available in Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.The Biden administration said that 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through the pilot program in the 2024 tax season, saving an estimated $5.6 million in filing costs.
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