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IRS TO BEGIN ACCEPTING BUSINESS TAX RETURNS JANUARY 16:

IRS TO BEGIN ACCEPTING BUSINESS TAX RETURNS JANUARY 16:

The official start date of tax season for individual taxpayers will be on January 29, but the Internal Revenue Service plans to accept business tax returns as soon as January 16.

On Wednesday, the IRS said in an email to tax professionals that it will begin accepting all business tax returns at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

However, due to a number of legislation changes, the agency will not accept a number of forms for tax year 2023 until Monday, January 29, 2024, which is when tax season for individuals will start:

Form Number

Form Name

Form 3468

Investment Credit

Form 3800

General Business Credit

Form 7207

Advanced Manufacturing Credit

Form 7210 

Clean Hydrogen Production 

Form 8835 

Renewable Electricity Production Credit

Form 8933

Carbon Oxide Sequestration Credit

Form 8936 Schedule A

Clean Vehicle Credit

If those forms are submitted with a tax return, the IRS said the return will be rejected. Once the forms are available, they need to be submitted in XML (Extensible Markup Language) format and not as a binary attachment to claim the tax credits for clean energy.