Tax season is open for 2016: 10 changes and five weird deductions

The 2016 tax season officially started Jan. 19 - the first day the Internal Revenue Service began accepting individual electronic tax forms. With that in mind, here are the newest changes the IRS has implemented - along with some of the more surprising deductions you can claim.

3. Tax filing deadline is later

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The Capitol is seen in Washington (Monday, July 8, 2013).

This year Washington, D.C. will be observing the legal holiday of Emancipation Day, which celebrates the passing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, on Friday, April 15. This extends the deadline for filing taxes into the next week, until Monday, April 18th.  States in New England that celebrate Patriot’s Day on April 18th, like Massachusetts and Maine, get to have their filing deadline extended even later, until April 19th.

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