I am so weary every year of the jokes and finger-pointing at people who “procrastinate” until the last minute to file their taxes. These folks say something like this in a shrill voice dripping with sarcasm: “They know April 15 is coming for a year, and yet the night before the deadline they’re trying to put a year’s worth of records together.”
Let me tell you something.
Unless you lent the IRS money you expect to get back as a “refund” at zero interest, there is no reason to file your income tax return early. I’ll go a step further. You’re crazy to run in circles and get your no-refund tax return out early and even crazier to manage your taxes so you always get a refund. Where do you think the government got the money to send you?
Work on your tax forms starting in January. Get them ready to go. But don’t drop them in the mail until they’re due: April 15.
Please don’t assume that everyone who pays their taxes on time is a procrastinator and poke fun at people who wait until April 15 to drop that envelope into the mailbox. Maybe they’re being prudent.
Tags: April 15, filing sense, IRS
