Despite the turmoil at the I.R.S., tax returns are still due on April 15. And, yes, there are still options for lowering last year’s taxable income.

Tax day is just over two weeks away. If you haven’t filed your return for 2024, it’s time to get started.

While it has been a fraught time at the Internal Revenue Service, with the Trump administration weighing huge staff cuts and the agency’s head resigning on the eve of tax season, tax returns are still due.

Tax professionals report that so far, the agency appears to be functioning fairly well, with returns being processed and refunds being sent. “I’m not hearing anything about delays,” said Susie DiMaggio, board secretary of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, a group for federally licensed tax professionals.

The number of returns filed, however, is down about 1.2 million, or 1.7 percent, from the same period last year, according to agency statistics

Keep reading this article on The New York Times Your Money.

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