The Internal Revenue Service reminds you tax season starts this Friday, when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. The February 12 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the December 27 tax law changes that provided a second round of Economic Impact Payments and other benefits. Hartwick College, a partner of the IRS , offers free tax preparation and filing service for both Federal and State income tax returns provided by their IRS certified accounting students and their professor. To make a reservation or for more information, send your name, phone number and zip code in an email to vita@hartwick.edu.