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Filling your Taxes

Taxes

April 15 of each year is the due date for filing your federal individual
income tax return if you are a calendar year filer whose tax year ends
on December 31. Your return is considered filed timely if the envelope
is properly addressed and postmarked no later than April 15.
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If you cannot file by
the due date of your
return, then you can
request an extension
of time to file.
However, an extension of time to file is
not an extension of
time to pay. You will
owe interest on any
past-due tax and you
may be subject to a
late-payment penalty
if the payment of tax
is not timely (by your
due date).
If you file a joint
return, both spouses
must sign the return.
If your spouse cannot sign because of
a medical condition
and requests that

you sign the return,
sign your spouse's
name in the proper
place followed by
the word "by" (your
signature), followed
by the word "husband" or "wife." Be
sure to also sign in
the space provided
for your signature.
In addition, you must
attach a statement
that includes the
form number of the
return you are fillinging, the tax year,
the reason your
spouse cannot sign
the return, and that
your spouse has
agreed to your signing for him or her.

You may want to file
electronically. When
you file electronically, you usually
receive your refund
within 3 weeks after
the IRS receives
your return, even
faster if you elect
to have it directly
deposited into your
checking or savings
account.
Many professional
tax return preparers
offer electronic filing
of tax returns in addition to their return
preparation services.

For more information on electronic filing, visit IRS website at
IRS.gov and select the e-file logo on the home page.
Source : www. IRS.gov

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