15 filing tips for April 15

April 15, 2010

Welcome to this wonderful April 15th!

Too much? Sorry.

How about I make up for the tax enthusiasm with links to 15 posts that could help you finish up today's federal and, in most places, state filing tasks.

1. Final tax weekend tips (they still apply on April 15)

2. Time to get more tax time?

3. Daily Tax Tips

4. Are you ready to file your taxes?

5. 7 new tax laws that could save you money

6. Don't overlook these tax breaks

7. New forms this filing season

8. Schedule L, a new form for nonitemizers

9. Tax breaks without itemizing

10. Continuing Making Work Pay problems

11. Schedule M, yet another new form

12. File Schedule M, or not, and other tax-filing mistakes not to make

13. Other April 15 tax tasks

14. Figuring your estimated tax amount

15. State tax departments

Here's hoping that you'll soon have your 1040 (or extension request) on its way to the IRS.

As soon as that's done, kick back and enjoy the rest of this fine spring day. You're through with tax filing this year unless, of course, you got an extension. In that case, we'll see you in six months.

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Tax Season 2026 Continues!

We made it. Tax Day 2025 is finally over. For most of us. When the filing season started on Jan. 26, millions who were expecting refunds filed immediately. Most of us got our returns to the Internal Revenue Service by April 15. But plenty of taxpayers also got extensions. They are looking at an Oct. 15 filing deadline.

Those procrastinating filers aren’t a problem. In fact, the IRS appreciates taxpayers who take time to fill out their 1040 forms correctly. It also is grateful that tax submissions are spread out a bit, especially now that the IRS is a leaner agency. Processing returns is easier when they arrive throughout the year instead of in massive bunches.

But enough about Uncle Sam’s tax collection issues. The focus now is on all y’all who filed for extensions, giving you another six months to complete your return. Since your new mid-October due date will be here before you know it, let’s get started now on meeting it.

The ol’ blog is here to help you finish up your extended Form 1040. You can start with January’s tax tips page, which has links to the rest of the year’s tips by-month collections. You also can peruse various tax categories for more tailored advice by clicking on the More Tax Posts drop-down menu at the top of this (and every) page.

And to make sure you don’t miss your new filing deadline, the count-down clock below will let you know just how much time you to file by Oct. 15. At the latest.e. (Note: I’m in the Central Time Zone, so adjust accordingly for where you live.)

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