2014 Tax Deadlines
We only have 2 weeks until your federal individual tax return is due on April 15th. You have until April 30th to file your Iowa individual tax return.
April 15th and April 30th are also the due dates for the first quarter estimated tax payments.
If you don’t have everything you need to prepare and file your individual tax return, it is important to extend the federal return by April 15th.
If any tax is due, it must be paid by April 15th. An extension of time to file your return does not extend the time to pay the tax.
If you fail to file your return by April 15th (or don’t obtain the six-month extension) for each month or fraction of a month the return is late, you must pay a penalty equal to 5% of the net tax liability due for the year with a cap of 25%.
You will also face a second penalty if you fail to pay your balance due by that date. A penalty of 0.5% will be added to the tax due for each month or fraction of a month the tax is outstanding, with the total penalty once again capped at 25%.
April 15th is also the due date for any IRA contributions, self-employed retirement plan contributions and HSA contributions.
In honor of the end of tax season, Tax Tip Tuesday will be taking a short break. We will resume on April 22nd with a new edition.
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