Taxpayers will have until Tuesday, April 17, to file their 2011 tax returns and pay any tax due because April 15 falls on a Sunday, and Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls this year on Monday, April 16. According to federal law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have two extra days to file this year. Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Oct. 15 to file their 2012 tax returns. Remember that an extension is an extension of time to file and not an extension of time to pay. If you expect you will have a balance due, the IRS expects you to pay this with your extension.
Reminder: Happy Emancipation Day… this year’s tax filing due date is 4/17/12.