Extra Day to File Your Taxes in Massachusetts…but the Deadline is Coming Fast

The calendar has flipped to April and it’s time to stop saying “I’ve got to do my taxes” and actually do your taxes.  At the time of this posting, you have 15 days to submit both your state and federal returns. This year the tax deadline is Monday, April 18^th.  BUT if you live in Massachusetts the deadline to file both your federal and state returns is the next day Tuesday, April 19^th.

According to the MassGov website, federal income tax returns are due the first business day following Emancipation Day which is celebrated in Washington D.C. on Friday the 15^th.  So, for most Americans tax returns have to be postmarked or digitally sent by Monday the 18^th.  Because Massachusetts celebrates Patriot’s Day on Monday the 18^th, an extra day is granted to Massachusetts residents to file both their federal and state personal income tax returns.

MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS GET AN EXTRA DAY TO FILE TAXES

If you can’t complete your filing by the April 19^th deadline you must at least file for an extension by that date.  If that is your course of action the extended deadline to file is Monday, October 17^th.

If you’ve already completed and filed your return you were probably a bit dismay when it came to the amount of state income taxes you’re paying.  Once living in “Tax-Free” New Hampshire I set out to find all the states without an income tax.  According to Forbes, there are a total of 9 states without an income tax in the country.  The aforementioned New Hampshire, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming are the 9 states listed.