The tax season for the 2023 tax year has officially begun and the IRS is now accepting income tax return filings. Whether you prepare and file your returns yourself or hire a professional, here are some tips to file your return as efficiently as possible and gain the biggest financial rewards the tax code allows.

There’s a lot of talk about the tax gap and how there are billions of dollars that taxpayers don’t pay (or pay on time) to the IRS. However, a lot of this tax gap doesn’t come from the typical individual.