Good news is the IRS officially announced that the 2018 Filing Season will begin January 28, 2019 and that refunds will go out as normal starting on that date.
The bad news is that the Federal Shutdown is on day 19 and there is no word on when it will end. Please be aware that the Federal Shutdown may cause tax refund delays and it may be very difficult to reach the IRS with questions. The IRS will be calling back a lot of their workers but if the shut down is still going on at that time, the IRS will still be swamped with calls and backlogged applications.
This tax season brings on a lot of changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and there will be many questions. We hope that the shutdown ends soon but in case it doesn't, please be patient with us and with the IRS. The changes will bring on many challenges and we may be slow to get answers.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you!