The theory of plate tectonics suggests that the plates that float on top of the asthenosphere, which hold continents, are always moving, and therefore have a tendency to bump into each other. Places where the plates meet each other are known as faults.
The IRS began accepting electronic tax returns Jan. 23, with more than 153 million individual tax returns expected to be filed in 2017. Four out of five tax returns will be prepared electronically using tax return preparation software. Many software companies and tax professionals accepted tax returns before Jan. 23 and then will submit the returns now that the IRS system is open. The IRS will begin processing paper tax returns at the same time. Employers had to have W-2 forms in the mail by Jan. 31. If you don't have your forms by that date or soon after, or if your forms aren't correct, contact the IRS, but not until after Feb. 14, according to Forbes.
The IRS will begin accepting and processing tax returns once the filing season begins, as we do every year. That will not change. The IRS still expects to issue most refunds in less than 21 days, though IRS will hold refunds for EITC and ACTC-related tax returns filed early in 2017 until Feb. 15 and then begin issuing them. This is one more step the IRS is taking to ensure taxpayers receive the refund they are owed.