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There is no way to escape the tax man if you work in the United States. You can beg, plead, or procrastinate, but Uncle Sam will always request his funds on the required date of April 15th of every year. Many will submit their forms on time every year but others will never make the due date. There are some cases where circumstances happen and you won't be able to send your taxes in on time. There are five scenarios where you might want to complete an IRS tax extension. Look and see if any of these might apply to you. Paperwork If you can't find, haven't received, or gotten incorrect paperwork this is reason number one to postpone filing taxes. How can you properly complete the forms if you don't have the exact figures to compute with? You don't want to get audited by the IRS. Because if you don't have the information you'll do more harm than good. You'll end up paying more money and get charged a late fee for the incorrect amount. Do yourself a favor and file an extension. Procrastination We all know that all the legal wording on the information forms are in English, but they might as well be in a foreign language. Who can understand what they are talking about anyway? You hate to do your taxes and always put it off until the last minute. Once you decide to work on it you realize you don't have enough time to complete them by the due date. Yeah this is your fault for starting late, but you need to file an extension. Additional Credits and Deductions You were an early bird and did all the right things. You completed your tax returns. Then you happen to watch your local news program and they mention unknown tax deductions and credits. A few of them applied to you and you want to take advantage of them. You want to get back the maximum amount of funds. But now you'll have to redo your taxes. Perfect excuse for filling an extension is always to get a higher refund. Life Changes Life changes happen all the time. You could be married one year and divorced the next. Some of them are expected and others are mind shattering. Marriage, Divorce, Kids, Death of family member (spouse, child, or parent) are the major life changes that comprise an emotional component which may affect you. Whenever this occurs, you might need additional time to get taxes done. It doesn't matter if you are preparing them yourself or paying someone else to do it for you. Estimated Taxes If you are a business owner, self-employed, or freelance you might not have the total amount of earnings yet for the previous year. In that instance you will only have an estimated amount. You don't get a W-2 form like the average worker. You will need to file an extension indicating the amount you think you made on your extension until you get your final figures and then submit them. Most people never file an IRS tax extension. The government appreciates you. Everyone else generally falls into the above categories. There are some cases where you are the cause of the late submission, and others where circumstances are beyond your control. In either case make sure that you do file whether it is on April 15th or August 15th as no U.S. worker can escape the clutches of the IRS.
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