The Pros and Cons of Getting a Tax Extension
Getting a six-month extension to file your taxes is easy to do and gives you some clear advantages if you're feeling crunched on time.
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The Worst Way to Pay Your Taxes: Put Them on a Credit Card
If you're one of the many taxpayers who owes the IRS some cash this year, you'll want to steer clear of one increasingly popular way to pay that tax bill: your credit card.
Your Taxes Are Due!
Unless you've filed for an extension, today is the last day to get your taxes turned in to the IRS. It also happens to be Tax Freedom Day, when the average American has worked enough days to have paid all their taxes for the year.
Filing for a Tax Extension: What You Need to Know
Some people won't have their taxes done on April 15 and will need to file for an extension. If you're one of them, here's what you need to know.
Tax Tips for Procrastinators: The Top 8 Last-Minute Filing Blunders
In their mad dash toward the Form 1040 finish line, late taxpayers often make costly errors. If you're among those last-minute tax filers, first, take a breath. Then take note of these common filing mistakes to avoid.
Tax Deadline Looms: Advice for Last-Minute Filers
Americans get three extra days this year to file their income tax returns, but if you've put off doing your taxes, it's time to get organized -- and possibly to get help. Because if you owe Uncle Sam, even if you file for an extension, you'd better have his check in the mail by midnight Monday.
Americans Deeply Divided Over Tax-Cut Extensions
While most people support extending at least some of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts due to expire this year, a new Gallup/USA Today survey finds that Americans are deeply divided on which cuts should continue -- and for how long.
