The IRS begins accepting electronic tax return transmissions and processing refunds on January 23rd. If you complete your filing prior to this and elect to e-file it, it will be queued and transmitted on January the 23rd.

If you need help with your taxes, you may qualify for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE). The IRS also offers free online tools to make it easier to do your taxes. Here is more fed info:

• You can easily find important information from your most recently filed tax return, including your adjusted gross income, and access transcripts, find information about your Economic Impact Payments, find Child Tax When Free File Fillable Forms closes after October 20, 2023, your account is deleted from the server. You will not be able to access your account to e-File, print or review your return information. 
  Your return has not been filed until you receive an email saying your return was accepted by the IRS. If you receive an email saying your return was rejected, you must correct any errors and resubmit your return before October 20, 2023.

Credit payment information and view digital copies of certain notices from the IRS.

Things to know: Make sure you choose the income tax form you need, enter your tax information online, electronically sign and file your return and always print and keep ,your return for your own personal record keeping.

Limitations with Free File Fillable Forms include:

No step by step guidance, there are only limited basic calculations, current tax year filing only, no support for any state tax filing and you can’t make changes once the return has been accepted.

RS Free File lets you prepare and file your federal income tax online using guided tax preparation, at an IRS partner site or Free File Fillable Forms.
It’s safe, easy and no cost for a federal return.