
Tax Tip Tuesday: Individual Tax Return Deadlines
We only have a couple weeks until your federal individual tax return is due on April 17th. Yes, April 17th is correct because April 16th is Emancipation Day, which is a holiday in Washington DC. You have until April 30th to file your Iowa individual tax return. April 17th 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 feder


Social Security Numbers
Tomorrow is the due date for your 2014 individual tax return. Do not forget to file or extend your return. I have had quite a few clients ask me lately if they should put their social security number on their check when they pay any tax due with their return or when paying their quarterly estimates. The IRS says yes, but I say don’t include it on the check. Do, however, include the voucher or quarterly estimate coupon with the check. With tax identity theft becoming a huge p