When Can I File My 2012 Tax Return?
The IRS has announced a delayed start to the 2012 tax filing season
You'll have to wait a little bit if you are used to filing your annual tax return at the earliest possible date.
The Internal Revenue Service has revised its opening date for tax season -- pushing it eight days to Jan. 30.
The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15
The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on January 30, 2013. Most taxpayers should be able to file on that date though some revised forms may not be immediately available.
You can blame the delay on the federal "fiscal cliff" crisis and the new tax bill Congress passed just after Dec. 31. You can find more information in this Forbes article.
Electronic filing season was originally set to start on Jan. 22 this year.
As a result of the delay, nobody will get a refund in January, an H&R Block official told Financial Advisor.
Stanley Farak
2:53 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Fiscal Cliff isn't a reason not to be able to get a Form 1040 from the IRS....Their online site still has the 1040 for 2011 available for printing, but not year 2012. Such efficiency!!!!! .....