Time is up tax procrastinators!

October 15, 2009

If you got an extension to file your 2008 tax return and haven't done so yet, today is your deadline.

Details on this must-do tax task, as well as on other important due-date duties, can be found in Oct. 15 tax deadlines looming.

You have until midnight tonight to e-file. Or if you prefer paper, get your material to the post office so that it gets today's postmark. If you are using snail mail, I suggest you send your return certified so that you have a receipt noting the date.

And do't forget about your state tax obligations! If you also got an extension to complete those forms, it's likely that today is your final filing chance for those forms.

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Hello Tax Season 2026

Happy New Tax Year! Are you ready to file your 2025 tax return? I know, too early to ask. But Tax Day 2026 will be here before we realize it. The Internal Revenue Service deadline to file and pay any tax we owe is the regular April 15 date this year. It’s also Tax Day for most of the states that collect income taxes from their residents, which is most of the states! If that seems too far away right now, don’t worry. As is the case every tax season, the ol’ blog’s tips and other tax reminders should help all of us meet our state and federal responsibilities. Procrastinators also will want to keep an eye on the countdown clock just below. It tracks how much time we have until April’s Tax Day, just in case we put off our annual tax task until the absolutely final hours and decide we need to instead get an extension request into the IRS by that date. (Note: I’m in the Central Time Zone, so adjust accordingly for where you live.)

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