Due to late passage of tax legislation, the IRS announced today it will begin processing federal income tax returns on Jan. 30. That is eight days later than originally planned.<\/p>\n
This does not mean taxpayers have to delay preparing their tax returns, however. Whether taxpayers prepare in one of H&R Block\u2019s 11,000 tax offices or use our At Home product, they can prepare their returns now and we will hold them until the IRS is ready to begin processing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the IRS indicated some forms may be delayed, the majority of taxpayers can begin the filing process now. By preparing the tax return with H&R Block now, taxpayers can have confidence they\u2019ll get their tax refund as fast as possible,\u201d said Kathy Pickering, executive director of The Tax Institute at H&R Block.<\/p>\n
According to IRS data, approximately 18 million total taxpayers typically file a tax return in January with 98 percent of those receiving a refund. \u201cWith refunds now coming several weeks later, those who can afford it the least are impacted the most,\u201d Pickering said.<\/p>\n
To ensure timely processing of the return and refund delivery, H&R Block recommends taxpayers still prepare their return as they normally would.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Due to late passage of tax legislation, the IRS announced today it will begin processing federal income tax returns on Jan. 30. That is eight days later than originally planned. This does not mean taxpayers have to delay preparing their tax returns, however. Whether taxpayers prepare in one of H&R Block\u2019s 11,000 tax offices or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":406,"featured_media":2327,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news-categories":[23363,23365],"class_list":["post-28992","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-categories-irs","news-categories-deadlines-and-extensions"],"acf":{"post_rest_thumbnail_alt_id":null},"yoast_head":"