Free File For Telephone Tax Refund

Because of the confusion over the telephone tax refund the IRS is reminding telephone users who do not normally file tax returns that they can take advantage of the Free File system to request a telephone tax refund. According to the IRS the Free File system is the easiest and quickest way to request the refund, which could arrive in taxpayers bank accounts in about two weeks. IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson claims, "Fee File is a great choice for people who don’t normally need to file a tax return but who are entitled to this special telephone excise tax refund." For more information on requesting a telephone tax refund through Free File, visit the IRS’s official site.

IRS Extends Deadline for Filing

Recently the IRS announced that the deadline for filing 2006 tax returns, or paying any taxes that are due, would be pushed to April 17th. The extension was made because the 15th falls on a Sunday, and the 16th is a holiday in the District of Columbia. Originally the extended deadline only applied to the District of Columbia and six other states that are served by the Massachusetts processing facility. However, this year the April 17th deadline will apply to everyone. For more information check out AccountingWeb.