The IRS issued a press release announcing that they will begin accepting and processing tax returns on February 12, 2021 for the 2020 tax year.
In prior years, the IRS started accepting returns in late January. It has been delayed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the backlog that it caused.
The IRS continues to encourage taxpayers to file their returns electronically to provide for quicker issuance of any refunds.
