Tax Extension Center continues its daily series dedicated to The Top 100 Reasons to File a Tax Extension. Our aim is to inform taxpayers that a tax extension can be a valuable tax season option because it saves time, stress, and even money.
Here’s reason #69: you had no idea March 15 was the deadline for corporate taxes. Aren’t all taxes due April 15?
For some, the following is a news flash: all taxes aren’t due on April 15. In fact, the deadline for corporate tax returns is March 15 not April 15.
A fair warning to the corporate tax filers out there:
The 2010 corporate tax deadline is March 15, not March 16.
I have seen several websites publicize March 16 as the deadline date (I won’t link to them because we all make mistakes). I think the reason why there might be confusion is because the 2009 corporate tax deadline was March 16. The reason why it was March 16 was because the 15th fell on a Sunday. This year March 15 is on a Monday…and that Monday is not a federal holiday.
By no means am I trying to rob anyone of an extra day to file their corporate taxes. I just want people to have the correct info.
If that actual date doesn’t make any difference and you’ll need more time anyway, remember that you have the option to file a corporate tax extension. You’ll get an extra 6 months to file your taxes.
You might be too busy to notice that the corporate tax deadline is looming. March 15 will be here before you know it.
For those of you trying to get your taxes filed on time, the IRS announced the following schedule for the help desk for taxpayers e-filing corporation tax returns:
For you last-second filers, the desk will also be open on Saturday, March 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All times are Eastern Time Zone.
The help desk phone number is 1-866-255-0654.
In case you need more time, there’s always the option to file a corporate tax extension. That will give your company until September 15 to file taxes.
