The new year means new adventures, but it also means tax season is starting soon. Here's what to know about deadlines and new changes to the tax code.

While it’s undeniably early days, the Internal Revenue Service will tell you it’s not too early to think about the income-tax returns for 2024 that will start to come due soon enough. The federal tax collector typically begins accepting and processing tax returns for the prior calendar year in late January,

Taxes are due by April 15, which falls on a Tuesday this year. If you don't expect to file by then, you can request a six-month extension.

With 2025 now underway, Americans will soon be receiving their W-2 forms to begin filing their tax returns for the previous year.