IRS Individual e-File Start Date

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced in IR-2025-08 that they will begin accepting and processing 2024 individual tax returns on January 27, 2025. The IRS Prepare to File in 2025 page provides tips, key dates, and other details about the filing season.

Here is some additional information to help you plan for an easier opening to filing season:

• Individual returns sent to Drake Software before January 27, 2025, will be held in a queue and transmitted to the IRS once the agency begins processing.

• When the IRS starts processing returns, acknowledgment times may be slower than normal due to a high number of submissions. See KB Articles 12462 and 10783 for details on checking acknowledgments.

• The IRS will begin accepting business returns on January 15, 2025.

• The 2025 Individual filing season deadline is April 15, 2025.

Additional resources:

• IRS’s Get Ready page

• Get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN)

• Understanding your Form 1099-K

• Digital Assets

• Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)

• Return Due Dates and Deadlines