Tax Season Begins Jan. 23 With the IRS Promising Improvements

  • Taxpayers have until April 18 to file their returns this year
  • IRS aims to improve phone customer service, in-person help
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
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The US tax filing season will begin Jan. 23 and run through through April 18 with, perhaps, less frustration for both taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service than in recent years.

The 12-week time frame to submit IRS forms is an annual and often dreaded American tradition marked by a nationwide rush to gather paperwork and comb through the complicated tax code, usually with the help of software or an accountant or other professional.