Tax tips for families

February 28, 2014

Despite my best intentions, my posting lately of the Daily Tax Tip has been, let's be honest, crappy.

I won't bore your with my excuses explanations reasons. But as way of apology, I am pleased to report that I have finally updated February's running tax tip list.

In doing so, I noticed that last week four of the five tax tips dealt with family tax issues.

Was your last family reunion as well attended as the Miller gathering in 1951? Photo shared by Hilary Kanupp Perez via Flickr CC.

Most families today, be they as large as the Miller clan or just a couple, are looking for every money saver possible.

So as a mea culpa for not posting the tax tips on the days they went live, below I've listed last week's family-oriented tips and similar ones that ran earlier this filing season:

As we head into the final 45 days (you are keeping an eye on the countdown clock over in the right column, right?) of the 2014 filing season, I will be posting more tax tips. And the coming tips will include some more ways the tax code helps families cut their taxes.

Thanks for your patience with my slow pace of posting these tips and for sticking with the ol' blog for more tax saving tidbits, family related and beyond, as we work toward April 15.

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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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