Kirk Smith Tax Service

01/22/2026

01/11/2026

The IRS just announced the 2026 tax filing start date to be Monday, 1/26/26. They will begin accepting e-filed returns for processing on this date. Any returns completed by our office through 1/25/26 will be e-filed over the 1/24-1/25/26 weekend. Our software company will hold them in their queue and send the returns at 12:01 am 1/26/26. This is basically the same date as last year as they started accepting returns on the final Monday of January. See all of you soon!

01/07/2026

Our 2026 first week early tax season office hours are as follows:

1/20-1/22/26 2-6pm
1/23-1/24/26 12-4pm

Our normal tax season hours start on Monday, 1/26/26. They are as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 12-6pm
Saturday 12-4pm
Closed Wednesday & Sunday

Most evenings and Saturdays we are available late if needed. Call if you need Sunday hours as well as we are usually working most of the day.

01/07/2026

The IRS has not yet published the date they will start accepting e-File returns for 2026, but it is estimated to be Monday, January 26, 2026. It could be later due to all of the Big Beautiful Bill changes that the IRS is implementing with all the software companies. We will keep you updated when the IRS makes an official announcement. We can complete the returns prior to the first filing date and submit in the queue which will be filed at 12:01 AM on the first date allowed. I believe we had about 15-20 early returns ready in the queue last year.