01/26/2026
💪🏾 Today, Jan. 26, 2026, is opening day for the 2026 tax filing season. Today you can officially begin filing your 2025 federal tax returns electronically.
✨Here are a few simple steps you can take now to prepare for filing:
1.) Prepare and organize records:
Organized tax records make preparing a complete and accurate tax return easier. Some examples of tax records can include:
- Forms W-2 from your employer(s)
- Forms 1099 from banks, issuing agencies and other payers including unemployment compensation, dividends, pension, annuity or retirement plan distributions
- Form 1099-K, 1099-MISC, W-2 or other income statement if you worked in the gig economy
- Form 1099-INT if you were paid interest
- Other income documents and records of digital asset transactions
2.) Review new 2025 tax law changes
The One, Big, Beautiful Bill has brought many changes including new deductions and credits that may reduce tax bills or increase refunds. Beginning in 2025, to be eligible to claim certain credits for other dependents, the taxpayer and their spouse, if filing jointly, must have valid Social Security numbers or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers issued on or before the due date of their returns (including extensions).
