Mark your calendar for Blog Action Day

September 27, 2009

What are you doing on Oct. 15? If you got an extension to file your taxes, you might be frantically filling out your 1040 that day.

But Oct. 15 is also Blog Action Day, or BAD.

On that Thursday, thousands of bloggers will focus on one issue that's important to the world. The 2009 topic is climate change.

You say your blog doesn't deal with ecological issues? That's not a problem.

In 2007, the inaugural Blog Action Day topic was the environment. I blogged about the various environmental tax breaks available that tax year.

Last year, the unifying issue was poverty. I blogged about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

I'm still cogitating about how I'll approach climate change this Oct. 15. The obvious tax hook is cap and trade, but maybe I'll find something a bit more scintillating. We'll see.

If you're interested in participating, check out the Blog Action Day Web page, the BAD blog and its Twitter feed, @blogactionday (hash tag #BAD09).

We'll see you on Oct. 15, with some very last-minute tax filing tips and a Blog Action Day post, too.

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The More Tax Posts tab at the top of this page will take you to, well, more tax posts. You also can search below for a tax topic.

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.)

Credits/Deductions

Disasters

Family

Filing and Paying Taxes

Politics/Laws

Refunds

State Taxes

Tax Brackets/Inflation

Tax Tips

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Eric

17 years ago

I blogged for Blog Action Day in advance. I’m encouraging all of you to use the term “global warming” instead of “climate change,” and explain why in this post about environmental writing.

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Mark your calendar for Blog Action Day

Eric