Happy Tax Day! It’s easy to focus on the whole writing a big check to Uncle Sam bit and have a sour taste in your mouth. But don’t despair! Tax Day also means free stuff. And free is good, right? Take advantage of some of the promos and specials running today in honor of Tax…
You have not one but two extra days to file your taxes in 2012. Since April 15th fell on a Sunday this year and April 16th (that’s today) is Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C., you have until April 17 to file. Loads of time, right? But if you’re like me, you’re not ready to pop…
Hey, slow down, buddy! Apparently, it’s not only blood pressures rising around Tax Day: speeds are increasing, too. A research letter in the most recent edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA, April 11, 2012—Vol 307, No. 14, paid registration required) indicated that Tax Day isn’t such a good day to be…
It’s T minus 13 days until Tax Day and tax pros everywhere are scrambling to get returns prepared on time. It’s easy to get carried away since everyone is in a hurry. But slow down and think… Here are the top eleven things your tax pro doesn’t want to hear from you this month: 11….
The IRS has announced that the 2012 tax season is officially open. Well, sort of. The IRS has opened its doors for the season but what you can do just yet is still limited: e-file and Free File returns won’t be accepted until January 17, 2012. Today, however, you can (and should) start getting your…
While taxpayers in many post offices across the country might have been singing the blues, those in the Lawrence, Kansas post office were singing a different tune. The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band made their traditional appearance at the post office on Tax Day to help ease last-minute tax jitters. The band, named after the…
As mixologist for The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Mike Bell develops drinks for every social occasion. In recognition of Tax Day, Bell created The Money Maker. “On Tax Day, you are either celebrating a refund or hoping for better results next year, but in either case you can always use a little relief,” says Bell. The…
It’s Tax Day! Chances are, you’ve already filed… Only a third of all tax returns are filed during the last week of tax season. But if you haven’t, keep these tips in mind: Postage rates for large envelopes went up yesterday (yes, yesterday). If you’re mailing your return – and it’s a big one –…
Did you get up this morning in a panic, trying to figure out how you’re going to make it to the post office to mail your taxes? Relax, it’s not Tax Day. Yeah, it’s usually Tax Day today – but not this year. This year, Tax Day fell on Emancipation Day, which just so happens…
A reader was browsing the internet the other day and sent me this hopeful email: CNN is reporting that the government might shut down because of the budget. Does that mean we’ll get some extra time to file our taxes? (Fingers crossed) Sorry. Might as well uncross those fingers now… No matter what happens with…
