For Your Viewing Pleasure
New release! The 2023 tax year overview video presentation is available now to help everyone get ready for the tax filing season. Hear all about what’s new this tax season, including the new child and family tax credit, enhancements to the earned income tax credit and senior circuit breaker credit, changes with student loans, how to use the DOR chatbots, and more. Bookmark the Current Tax Filing Season Overview page to stay up to date on important information during this tax filing season.
Get Ready for Tax Year 2023
The official word from the IRS is in. The Tax Year 2023 filing season will open on January 29, 2024 for electronic returns. As we typically do, we’ll do a soft opening to test the system and make sure things are running optimally. We want to remind everyone that e-file is the fastest and safest way to file. Just ask the 93% of MA taxpayers who chose to e-file their returns last year.
What’s in the 2023 Tax Cuts Legislation?
Back in October, legislation was passed to bring new tax cuts to personal income and corporate excise taxpayers in the Commonwealth. We created a 2023 Tax Cuts Legislation webpage with information on what’s included, like the increases to the earned income tax credit, senior circuit breaker credit, and the new child & family tax credit, along with amendments to the estate tax. Working Draft TIR: Provisions in the 2023 Tax Relief Legislation provides additional guidance.
Help Us Help You and Get Paid
If you’re thinking of starting a small business in Massachusetts or recently started one, our partners at Mass.gov’s IT group would like your input. They are conducting research on how the mass.gov and DOR websites can be more helpful to businesses. They would like to hear about your experience. Participants will receive a gift card for their time.
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Keep an eye on the What’s Trending page. We keep it updated with all hot news items, initiative announcements, and more. Another page to follow is the Filing Season Overview page, which has all sorts of filing season information.
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