The IRS successfully opened the 2019 tax-filing season today! The IRS started accepting and processing federal tax returns for the 2018 tax year. The IRS expects refunds to start going out the first week of February and refunds to be paid by mid- to late February like in previous years.
For more information visit: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-kicks-off-2019-tax-filing-season-as-tax-agency-reopens-use-irsgov-to-avoid-phone-delays.