IRS begins accepting some tax returns today

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By Brian Allen - email

It's that time of the year...time to start thinking taxes.

Today marks the beginning of tax season, when most of us can submit our returns to Uncle Sam.

The IRS had originally planned to kick things off on January 22, but the fiscal cliff debate forced the agency to push the official start date back eight days.

Certain people will still need to wait.

Tax returns claiming the American Opportunity Tax Credit or the Lifetime Learning Credit, two popular education credits, won't be processed until mid-February.

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