 It's officially tax season, and by now you should have already gotten your W2s and 1099s from your employers or clients. Now what? Well, the IRS started accepting returns on January 29th, and you have until April 15th to file and pay your taxes. If you don't file and pay by then, you could face some penalties. If you live in Maine or Massachusetts, you have until April 17th to file and pay your taxes because of the Patriots Day and Emancipation Day holidays. If you live somewhere that was declared a federal disaster area by FEMA because of storms, floods or other natural disasters, you may have until June 17th to file and pay your taxes. If you need more time to file, you can request an extension by April 15th to file by October 15th, but payments will still be due by the original date. The IRS is expecting more than 128 million individual tax returns by April 15th, and without many people filing, it may take a while for your tax refund to come through. But the IRS says that if you file electronically, it should take about 21 days to get your refund. Check out our updated tax guide at the link in bio to make sure that you're good this tax season, and share with a friend.