Tax Season Begins 2 Weeks Early Due to Virus, IRS Funding

Tax Season Begins 2 Weeks Early Due to Virus, IRS Funding
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 2019. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—This year’s tax filing season will begin on Jan. 24, 17 days earlier than last year, the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday.

The IRS is warning that a resurgence of COVID-19 infections on top of less funding authorization from Congress than the Biden administration had requested could make this filing season particularly challenging.