Tag Archives: Income Tax

One Last Week Left to E-file your Extension Form 4868!

more timeTime just flies away! It just feels like yesterday when we all gave a warm welcome to 2017, but it’s already 100 days old. Today is the 101st day of the year 2017. 2017 is not only 100 days old but your Personal Income taxes are due in a week’s time. This is also the 15th week of the Year 2017 and today is the 15th Tuesday of 2017. Exactly in a week’s time that is the 16th Tuesday of 2017 you have to file & pay your Personal Income Tax. If not you are not really going to enjoy the rest of the year.

Thanks to the upcoming weekend that pushes the Tax Day to April 18th, for all those Law Abiding Tax payers out there, breaking your heads because of unavailability of adequate paper work to file your personal Income tax. IRS has a gift waiting, which you can claim by E-filing Form 4868. As soon as you file your Form 4868 you will be gifted with 6 more months of time to file your Personal Income Tax. Continue reading →

Do I have to File a Tax Return?

You must file a federal income tax return if your income is above a certain level; which varies depending on your filing status, age and the type of income you receive.

Check the Individuals section of the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov or consult the instructions for Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ for specific details that may help you determine if you need to file a tax return with the IRS this year. You can also use the Interactive Tax Assistant available on the IRS website to determine if you need to file a tax return. The ITA tool is a tax law resource that takes you through a series of questions and provides you with responses to tax law questions. Continue reading →