This is a key day in the tax season, as employers face an important deadline for many important documents to go out - including W-2 statements on wages.
Local CPA Jay Rabalais says, from large companies to mom and pop shops, it gets very busy.
''January 31st is a huge deadline for employers and businesses in general. Today is the deadline to get those W-2s in the mail by midnight,'' Rabalais said.
Workers are hoping for big refunds which will depend a lot on their expenses and their withholding from last year.
The IRS says there should be no delays from the partial government shutdown.
''Last year we saw refunds in about 2 weeks for a simple return and 3 to 4 weeks for those with dependents and more complex itemized returns," said Rabalais.