Reason #47 to File a Tax Extension: Your Accountant Hasn’t Slept in a Week Because He’s So Busy

form 7004Tax Extension Center continues its series of The Top 100 Reasons to File a Tax Extension. Our aim is to inform taxpayers that a tax extension can be a valuable option because it saves time, stress, and even money.

Here’s reason #47: your accountant hasn’t slept in a week because he’s so busy.

It’s tax season. I know it’s not even March yet, but ask your friendly accountant and he or she will tell you they are already very busy. So busy, in fact, that the days are getting longer and the night shorter. And that means sleep is already at a premium. Imagine how bad things get when all of the procrastinators show up in April.

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Reason #32 to File a Tax Extension: Your Accountant Told You to File One

Tax Extension Center continues its series of The Top 100 Reasons to File a Tax Extension. This series is intended to show taxpayers that a tax extension is valuable because it saves individuals and/or their businesses time, stress, and even money.

Here’s reason #32: your accountant told you to file a tax extension.

Whether it’s because life is too busy to file taxes on your own or you just have zero interest in learning accounting and/or tax law, you use an accountant to help file your taxes. And just like any other professional that you hire to give you advice (like a lawyer or a financial adviser), you take serious head to when your account gives you a path for getting your taxes done during the stressful period we all know as tax season.

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Reason #21 to File a Tax Extension: You Can’t Afford an Accountant Right Now

Tax Extension Center continues its series of The Top 100 Reasons to File a Tax Extension. This series is intended to show taxpayers that a tax extension is valuable because it saves individuals and/or their businesses time, stress, and even money.

Reason #21 on our top 100 list: you’re going to use your CPA to file your taxes, but right now you can’t afford the rates.

I talk to a lot of taxpayers each year that file tax extensions and this was a very popular reason in 2009 and I expect a lot of taxpayers are going to be in the same situation again this year. The reality is that everyone is looking for ways to cut back these days. Those extra six months that a tax extension provides are just what the doctor ordered. And remember, the IRS doesn’t need a reason for your extension. It’s automatic.

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