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IRS Opens 2026 Tax Filing Season on January 26

According to the IRS, the 2026 tax filing season will open Jan. 26 – the date that the IRS will start accepting and processing tax returns. This year, the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will likely affect the federal taxes, credits, and deductions for many American workers. Read the IRS News Release. The deadline to file individual returns and pay taxes due is April 15, 2026.

What’s new?

New Schedule 1-A: Taxpayers will use the new Schedule 1-A to claim recently enacted tax deductions, such as no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on car loan interest and/or the enhanced deduction for seniors.
Trump Accounts for Children: Parents, guardians and other authorized individuals can establish a new type of individual retirement account for their children. To learn more, visit trumpaccounts.gov.
Forms 1099-K and 1099-DA. Taxpayers may receive these forms. Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions, is used to report payments received from credit cards, payments apps and online marketplaces.
IRS Free File and Fillable Forms: The IRS Free File program will begin accepting individual tax returns starting Friday, Jan. 9 for qualified taxpayers. Taxpayers comfortable preparing their own taxes can use IRS Free File Fillable Forms starting Jan. 26, regardless of income.

Important HR and Payroll deadlines for this tax year.

Jan. 31, 2026: Deadline for employers to send W-2 forms: Employers must send W-2 tax forms no later than this date (you still might receive yours in early February). And certain 1099 tax documents.
March 2, 2026: Provide eligible employees with copies of Form 1095-C. If you’re electronically filing Forms 1094-C and 1095-C with the IRS, do it by March 31, 2026.

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