Thank God for "Emancipation Day"
Published Mon, Apr 9 2007 11:22 AM
Technorati Tags: Annoyances
This year we get a two day reprieve on the filing deadline for our taxes. This little bit of news comes courtesy of the I.R.S.
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued a reminder that 2006 federal tax returns must be filed, and any taxes owed must be paid, by no later than April 17, 2007.
Traditionally, the deadline for filing and paying is April 15. This year, however, taxpayers nationwide will have extra time to file and pay because April 15 falls on a Sunday and the following day, Monday, April 16, is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia.
Previously, the April 17 deadline applied just to individuals in the District of Columbia and six eastern states who are served by an IRS processing facility in Massachusetts, where the Massachusetts state holiday Patriots Day will be observed on April 16.
Under a federal statute enacted decades ago, holidays observed in the District of Columbia have impact nationwide on tax issues, not just in D.C. Under recently-enacted city legislation, April 16 is a holiday in the District of Columbia. Officials recently became aware of the intersection of the national filing day and the local observance of the new Emancipation Day holiday after most forms and publications for the current tax filing season went to print.
I hate tax time. Even when I'm receiving a refund I generally put this onerous task off until the last minute. Seeing the total tax bill I pay every year is depressing.
It doesn't even matter that it's taken out of my paycheck. It still hurts to see just how much of my hard earned money is being used to pay for boondoggles in other states.
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