Did you hear? The U.S. tax filing deadline has been extended an extra day to Tuesday, April 17th. Why? Because the District of Columbia declared Monday, April 16th, a holiday. The Monday to which the deadline has already been extended because the real April 15th deadline falls on a weekend.
Now before you ask what the bejeebus D.C.'s holiday has to do with the rest of the country, I will tell you: "Under a federal statute enacted decades ago, holidays observed in the District of Columbia have impact nationwide on tax issues, not just in D.C."
Does D.C. realize its decision to commemorate Abraham Lincoln signing a bill outlawing slavery in D.C. in 1962 forces accountants across the nation to spend an extra day slaving at their desk for the tax man? Does D.C. care?
You think this is good news because now you have an extra day to file your taxes, don't you? DON'T YOU?
(Via Roth&Co)
Tags: taxes, tax filing deadline, tax season
