The tax season officially started on Monday, but when it ends, you depend on where you live.

The IRS officially started accepting tax returns on Monday, 23 January. For most countries, The deadline is Tuesday, April 18But some residents of some disaster areas have their taxes till 15 May. These include floods and mudslides in California as well as Alabama and Georgia, which were hit by severe storms and tornadoes in January. The affected precise counties are shown on the map below.

There are three additional days to file in some parts of the country as the April 15 time limit is on Saturday, and Monday is the liberation day in Washington, DC

The agency said that funding from inflation reduction act has allowed thousands of additional employees to help in the hope of making this tax season smooth this year. For the last two years, taxpayers have faced a delay and is It was found almost impossible To help the agency call on the phone.

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