E-File is Now Open: Why You Should File Your Taxes Early

Today, January 23, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officially kicked off the opening of the 2023 tax filing season and is now accepting and processing tax year 2022 e-filed tax returns. As we all know, some taxpayers wait until the last minute to file their taxes, but if you stop to think about it, why wait?

It is no secret that your tax refund can make a big difference in your financial life, and if you receive a tax refund – which the IRS reported more than 75% of taxpayers did receive one last year – you may want to submit your tax return as quickly as possible. TurboTax is open now, so you can e-file your taxes and get one step closer to your tax refund.

Still need convincing to file now? Before you resign yourself to procrastinating until the April 18, 2023 tax deadline, here are five great reasons why you should get a head start on your taxes and electronically file your 2022 tax return ASAP.

1. Get your tax refund sooner: Events that occurred last year and into this year can really take a toll on finances, which is one of the reasons you may want to file your taxes as soon as possible and receive your tax refund sooner. Last tax season, more than three out of four tax filers received a tax refund, and the average direct deposit tax refund was over $3,000! The IRS states that most taxpayers will receive their tax refunds within 21 days or less of acceptance when they file electronically with direct deposit if there are no issues with their tax return. Plus, there are so many tax deductions and credits to help your overall tax picture that you may see a bigger refund than you were expecting.

You could get access to your tax refund up to 5 days early¹ when you open and deposit it onto a checking account with Credit Karma Money^TM2 . If you do choose to use Credit Karma Money™ to get your refund earlier, all the money will be yours to keep because Credit Karma never charge fees.³

2. You may be eligible to file for $0: If you have a simple tax return, you may have THREE great options for filing your taxes for free with TurboTax. You can do your taxes yourself with TurboTax Free Edition, get help from an expert along the way with our TurboTax Live Basic Offer, or just hand it off to a dedicated tax expert to do your taxes for you from start to finish with our TurboTax Live Full Service Basic Offer – all for $0. 

TurboTax Free Edition, TurboTax Live Basic, and TurboTax Live Full Service Basic are designed for tax filers with a simple tax situation, filing Form 1040 only. Simple situations covered include W-2 income, limited interest and dividend income, standard deduction, Earned Income Tax Credit, and Child Tax Credit, and Student Loan interest.

Our limited time offer of free TurboTax Live Full Service Basic and TurboTax Live Basic lasts through March 31. So check out if you qualify here.

3. Filing online is easy: Using TurboTax online is effortless, accurate, and saves you money. Once you have gathered your tax forms, you can go online and answer simple questions related to you and get your maximum tax refund. TurboTax searches for more than 350 tax deductions and tax credits and makes sure you get every dollar you deserve based on your answers. There’s no reason to take your taxes somewhere when you can do your taxes or get your taxes done in the comfort of your own home!

4. Work with a TurboTax Expert: Meet with a TurboTax Live Full Service expert who can prepare, sign and file your taxes, so you can be 100% confident your taxes are done right. Start TurboTax Live Full Service today, in English or Spanish, and get your taxes done and off your mind.

5. Time to pay taxes if you owe: If you owe money to the IRS, you may still have a good reason to file your tax return as soon as you can. If you submit your tax return early, you do not have to pay taxes you owe until the filing deadline in mid-April. Preparing your taxes early will give you time to figure out how you’re going to pay, or other options if you owe. You can even make a 2022 contribution to your IRA before the tax deadline of April 18, 2023 and reap the benefits of an additional tax deduction on your 2022 taxes reducing what you owe or increasing your tax refund.

^1. Get your tax refund up to 5 days early: When it’s time to file, have your tax refund deposited onto a checking account with Credit Karma Money, and you could access your funds up to 5 days early. If you choose to pay your tax preparation fee with TurboTax using your federal tax refund or if you choose to take the Refund Advance loan, you will not be eligible to receive your refund up to 5 days early. 5-day early program may change or discontinue at any time. Up to 5 days early access to your federal tax refund is compared to standard tax refund electronic deposit and is dependent on and subject to IRS submitting refund information to the bank before release date. IRS may not submit refund information early. 

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20 responses to “E-File is Now Open: Why You Should File Your Taxes Early”

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   Turbo Tax, I filed 3/18/19. I got my state tax refund 3/22/19. I haven’t gotten an email about the federal filing. When will I hear if it has been accepted or not?

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   Can someone at turbo tax please help us get the irs to tell us what the hold up is, efiled and accepted 2/9 says processing, called and they said it could be another 45 days from march 18. That is not when we filed and accepted. So from 2/9 til March 18 for one date, then March 18 to May 2 is the last date given me last week. He just said that long for processing. We didnt have a complicated form. Using deluxe tt was hoping for some help. We need our refund before another 60 days

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   Turbo tax seems to be the reason our taxes are being delayed. Ours too were efiled 2/9/19 accepted, but still processing. Was told by irs it could process until May 2, that’s not saying a refund. I personally think Turbo Tax should go at bat for us. Ours were a simple return. From all I am reading Turbo tax users are being held up

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   I was accepted on the 2:8:19 but have not gotten back no money as yet, can u say how longer I have to wait

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     I filed my taxes on Feb18th
     Everytime i check the IRS page
     “Where’s my refund”?
     It comes up as no information found
     & i even called the 1 -800 #
     Same answer i got
     What is going on??
     Im very worried. I need to pay my bills
     I hope turbo tax is a legit place

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   can i just figure my taxes to get a rough idea of where i stand? Then later on go back and enter the figures again and file it with irs? i am already a turbo tax customer

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6. 

   Hey, TurboTax issue out my refund yesterday and it haven’t pop up in my TurboTax card? I was wondering what’s going on?

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7. 

   I did Mine Feb 1 st still haven’t got them back.come on refund I need to pay some bills off.

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8. 

   For several days attempts to efile from TurboTax 2018 for Mac fail with

   “cancelled
   Looks like we’ve had a technical hiccup.
   Try e-filing again. If that doesn’t work, you can print your return and file by mail.”

   What is the problem and when will it be repaired?

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   When can I expect my refund if I filed on February 1st?

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     Hi Anthony,
     The IRS expects to issue 9 out of 10 tax refunds within 21 days or less if you e-file with direct deposit.

     Best,
     Lisa Greene-Lewis

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10. 

    I’m trying to efile my 1065 now, but my TurboTax Business says that the electronic filing center is not open yet…

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11. 

    Am I able to pay for mystuf with my state refund yet?

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12. 

    I’m waiting for turbo tax to get one more form that I don’t even need finalized Then I’ll hit send.

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13. 

    Is the IRS behind on returns so far? I filed on the 19th of January and still says processing.

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14. 

    If I filed and was accepted on the 12th of Jan do I count 21 days from then or the 19th also does that mean I will get my refund since accepted

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15. 

    Can I fill out an injured spouse form along with e file

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    Can I file with my last check stubs?

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      Hi Britney,
      You can start your taxes with you last pay stubs, but you should use your W-2 to file. You can also import your W-2 information with TurboTax. TurboTax can import W-2 information directly from 1.4 million employers and financial institutions. You are given the option to import your W-2 once you are in TurboTax Online.
      Thank you,
      Lisa Greene-Lewis

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        Lisa I filed my taxes January 25th and my federal and state has not been excepted it still says there both pending…..