 Income tax 2023-2024. Do you have to file? Get ready and some coffee so we can recognize the code cracks when doing income tax preparation 2023-2024. Most of this information can be found in form 1040 tax year 2023 instructions which you can find at the IRS website irs.gov irs.gov of the question do you have to file first what we want to do is distinguish or separate the question of do I have to legally file am I required to file the tax return versus the question of would it be beneficial for me to file those are two separate things when we're talking about the requirement to file we're basically asking if I don't file will the IRS come after me for not filing for not being in compliance when we're asking the question would it be beneficial to file