When does the IRS start accepting tax returns? First day to file, how to track tax refunds

The IRS opens the 2026 tax filing season this month. Here's when you can file 2025 taxes, track your refund, and the last day ...
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First-to-file is here: a last-minute checklist for applicants

As the March 16 transition to a first-inventor-to-file system nears, US patent applicants are racing to file applications under the old system in order to avoid potential pitfalls posed by remaining ...
JD Supra

IP Monday: Provisional vs. Non-Provisional Patents — When to File What

In the U.S., patent rights generally go to the first inventor to file — not the first to invent. Filing early secures your place in line. But the type of application you choose (provisional vs.
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Interview: David Abrams on the downside of first-to file

As patent stakeholders brace for an overhaul of the US patent system touted by supporters as a jobs creation vehicle, a report published last week by two law professors suggests that the America ...
Law

Goodyear Taps Into First To File's Electronic File Room

CPA Global's First to File reports that The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has implemented Electronic File Room software-as-a-service to manage its patent data. CPA Global's First to File reports that The ...