Posted on 04/13/2010 5:50:40 PM PDT by betty boop
This is betty boop reporting, from the very soggy Commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose major state highways, Routes 20, 27, and 117, in my immediate vicinity, by which I need to get along on in order to get anywhere outside of my immediate community at all — were shut down for over a week, because they were underwater.
All things considered, I'm very glad for the very temporary reprieve.
I am going to play Captain Obvious here and make mention that this ONLY affects certain areas, not the entire U.S. Here’s part of what is on the IRS site..
“If you live in one of the following counties, your tax deadline of April 15 has been extended to May 11:
Massachusetts: Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester Counties
Rhode Island: Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties
West Virginia: Fayette, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Mercer, and Raleigh Counties
Massachusetts has also extended the state income tax return filing deadline to May 11 for residents of the counties listed above.
Rhode Island has extended the state income tax return filing deadline to May 11 for all state residents.”
More at irs.gov
Don’t you still have to pay on 04/15?
This is betty boop reporting, from the very soggy Commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose major state highways, Routes 20, 27, and 117, in my immediate vicinity, by which I need to get along on in order to get anywhere outside of my immediate community at all — were shut down for over a week, because they were completely underwater.
RE: the Federal and state income-tax filing deadline in Rhode Island and Massachusetts: All things considered, I'm very glad for the very temporary reprieve.
My heart goes out to you.
If they are going to extend the deadline for anyone, they ought to extend it to everyone.
Evidently, NO — not if you live in Rhode Island (excepting only Bristol County), or certain designated counties of Massachussetts, which got particularly water-logged in the last deluge.
Everybody else better file and pay up on time: Thursday, April 15th. Meaning: Your tax filing must be postmarked April 15th if you are using United States Postal Service to deliver your return (and check, if you owe money).
You should know that IRS nowadays is strongly encouraging taxpayers to "e-file." I can appreciate the efficiency of this option. But it seems to me the "efficiency" works more to the benefit of the "gummint" than it does for taxpayers, the citizens of the United States.
Plus, even if your vendor (e.g., Intuit/Turbotax) tells you federal e-filing is completely "free of charge," it is only so at the federal level. At the e-commerce level, Intuit uses third parties to effect transactions between gummint and taxpayer that, in my case, resulted in something like a $100 transaction fee. So before you think e-filing is "free," read the fine print.
I thought so, too, from my first hearing of this. From the "rule of law" standpoint, this sort of thing does not quite measure up: It treats different citizens differently.
This is the IRS we're talking about.
HUH??? What photos? What on earth are you "gibbering" about? I am obviously missing something. Kindly fill me in on what it is.
Please do fill me in!!!
To be honest, I prefer e-filing because I never actually look at my return and I just answer the questions, fill out the forms and send it in. If there is ever a question about my return I have plausible deniability. Also I get my hard earned money back from these thieves a lot faster.
I’m sorry — I meant the news photos of the flooding on the East Coast. It just looked like a nightmare.
“Also I get my hard earned money back from these thieves a lot faster.”
If you are really nice, I will give you the name of my CPA. He is a firm believer in never letting the theives hold your money so that they have to return it. He plans for me to have to pay just enough so as not to have a penalty on April 15. K found him, naturally!
We already filed
How to stop the thieves?
The original Boston Tea Partiers sent a message that the crown didn’t like.
Who is today’s Crown?
Who are the complicit merchants who lost tea?
Who are the non-violent vandals?
What is a parallel vandalism?
Everyone has the right to request by April 15th and extension to file a return whether they have the money or not...the extension is good up to Oct. 15. Penalties accrue from April 15th on.
Last year receipts on April 15 were significantly reduced and a higher number of people postponed until Oct. 15th. Expect the experience to worsen this year and for the forseeable future.
Thankfully, I already have my refund and have already sent a chunk to missionaries etc.
Y’all didn’t buy/build on a hill?
Goodness!
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