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Dirty Little Deadline Secret





For most people, missing the tax filing deadline is nothing to be worried about. After all, if IRS owes you, there is no penalty in filing late.

From Kiplinger's Personal Finance:

With just five days to go before the dreaded tax deadline (it's the 17th this year because the 15th falls on a Saturday), ask yourself this: What happens, really, if I uh, miss the deadline? Does the government impose a heart-stopping penalty? Do IRS agents surround my home to enforce it?

Of course not. In fact, for the vast majority of taxpayers what happens is nothing. Absolutely nothing.

You see, the penalty for missing the filing deadline is a percentage of the tax owed with the return. If the IRS owes you, there is no penalty. That means the 70% or so of all taxpayers who have refunds coming really don't have to worry about the deadline.

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>>> Ben Commented on April 13, 2006

If you are owed a refund by the federal government, why would you wait to file your return? All you are doing is letting the government hold your hard earned money interest free. If you've got a refund coming, I would highly recommend you file ASAP. If you owe the gov't money, I would pay them no earlier than April 15!



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