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2022 tax filing season begins Jan. 24

2022 tax filing season begins Jan. 24; IRS outlines refund timing and what to expect in advance of April 18 tax deadline | Internal Revenue Service IR-2022-08, January 10, 2022 — The IRS announced that the nation's tax season will start on Monday, January 24, 2022, when the tax agency will begin accepting and processing 2021 tax year returns.

Generally, you cannot deduct personal, living, or family expenses. However, if you have an expense for something that is used partly for business and partly for personal purposes, divide the total cost between the business and personal parts. You can deduct the business part.

For example, if you borrow money and use 70% of it for business and the other 30% for a family vacation, you can deduct 70% of the interest as a business expense. The remaining 30% is personal interest and is not deductible. Refer to chapter 4 of Publication 535, Business Expenses, for information on deducting interest and the allocation rules.

Publication 535 (2017), Business Expenses | Internal Revenue Service Publication 535 - Introductory Material Introduction Comments and suggestions. Ordering forms and publications. Tax questions. Future Developments What's New for 2017 What's New for 2018 Reminders Deducting Business Expenses Whats New Introduction Topics - This chapter discusses: Useful Items - You....