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October 15 Extension Due Date Rapidly Approaching

If you could not complete your 2014 tax return by the normal April filing due date, and are now on extension, that extension expires on October 15, 2015, and there are no additional extensions. Failure to file before the extension period runs out can subject you to late-filing penalties.

There are no additional extensions, so if you still do not or will not have all of the information needed to complete your return by the extended due date, please call the office so that we can explore your options for meeting your October 15 filing deadline.

If you are waiting for a K-1 from a partnership, S-corporation, or fiduciary return, the extended deadline for those returns was September 15. So, if you have not received that Read More

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Is Your Refund Too High or Do You Owe Taxes? You Probably Need to Adjust Your W-4

Article Highlights:

• Large Refund or Tax Due
• Employers Withhold Based on W-4
• IRS Online Withholding Calculator
• Self-employed Taxpayers

If your income is primarily from wages and you received a very large refund—or worse, if you owed money—then your employer is not withholding the correct amount of tax (but it probably isn’t your employer’s fault). Sure, you like a big refund, but you have to remember you are only getting your own money back that was over-withheld in the first place. Why not Read More

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