Two things in life you can be 100% sure of: death and taxes.
When you’ll take your last gasp is forever up in the air, but the date
for filing tax returns is always April 15. Except when it’s not. Like
this year. It’s Tuesday, April 18. Whaaa? The following 2017 timeline
tells all.
April 15 is a Saturday. The tax deadline always gets postponed
when it lands on a weekend or a legal holiday. Tax Day would typically
shift to Monday, April 17. But ...
April 16 is Emancipation Day,
a Federal holiday marking when President Abraham Lincoln freed slaves
in 1862. When it falls on the weekend, it’s celebrated on the following
Monday. But ...
April 17 is a day off for IRS number crunchers. Taxpayers get 24 extra hours to breathe a little easy. No more buts.
April 18 is the deadline for filing 1040s and such. Or to apply
for an extension. But don’t blow off doing your taxes, advised New York
tax attorney Mel Lippman. “Relax, gather up your information and get it
done,” he told the Daily News. BTW — 2018 will have similar date
switcheroos.
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