The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season begins Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns, the agency announced Thursday.
The news comes after the National Taxpayer Advocate reported Wednesday that the IRS watchdog is seeing âa light at the end of the tunnelâ of the IRS' customer service struggles, thanks to the hiring of thousands of new workers and tens of billions of dollars in new funding provided to the IRS in the Democratsâ climate and health law.
Agency leadership says taxpayers should expect a smoother filing season this year.
âWeâve trained thousands of new employees to answer phones and help people. While much work remains after several difficult years, we expect people to experience improvements this tax season,â said Acting IRS Commissioner Doug OâDonnell.
The IRS has most recently added 5,000 new customer service representatives who were trained in taxpayer rights and technical account management issues and is chipping away at the hundreds of thousands of unprocessed returns from last tax season.
The House Republican majority has promised to rescind the nearly $71 billion that Congress had provided the IRS, even though the bill they approved Monday is unlikely to advance in the Democratic-run Senate.
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What is the deadline to submit 2022 tax returns or file extensions?
The filing deadline for most taxpayers to submit their 2022 tax returns, file extensions and pay money owed is April 18. That is because the normal filing date of April 15 falls on a weekend and the District of Columbiaâs Emancipation Day holiday falls on April 17.
Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Oct. 16 to file.