Help! I haven’t filed my taxes yet!
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 9 April 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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The tax filing deadline is less than a week away. Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary answers your last-minute tax questions and offers advice on what to do if you need more time to file.
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The deadline for most taxpayers to file a federal tax return is Monday, April 15. If you haven’t filed yet or have some lingering questions about the 2024 tax season, don’t panic. Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary is here to put your mind at ease and help make sure you don’t end up in hot water with the IRS.
You don’t have to feel intimidated by tax season and the IRS. There are things you can do to make filing easier. If needed, you can file for an extension or enlist the help of a trusted tax professional for some of those tricker circumstances.
Today’s show was produced by Charla Freeland. It was mixed by Sean Carter. It was edited by Maggie Penman with help from Ted Muldoon.
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| 0:00.0 | America is a divided nation. We can't seem to agree on anything. Who should be the next president? Should health care be universal? Does Pineapple belong on pizza? |
| 0:15.0 | But there is one thing we can all agree on. |
| 0:18.0 | Yeah, you know, this definitely unites America |
| 0:22.0 | over the frustration that comes with following your taxes. |
| 0:27.0 | We have less than a week until tax returns are due and |
| 0:31.0 | personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary's inbox is flooded with people looking for |
| 0:36.1 | last minute tax advice. This stuff can be confusing and overwhelming. We don't all have |
| 0:42.6 | CPA's and financial advisors to help us out. |
| 0:45.6 | Because the tax code is so complicated and you have to get all these |
| 0:50.0 | documents together, we just think, oh I'd rather go to the dentist and have a |
| 0:54.7 | root canal. That's very fair. Yeah, I do think a root canal in total is like |
| 1:01.3 | actually less painful than this process. |
| 1:03.0 | Yeah because you get novocain. |
| 1:05.0 | Yeah, exactly. |
| 1:07.0 | You get numbed. |
| 1:08.0 | From the newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports. |
| 1:15.0 | I'm Elahé I'm Elahayizadi. It's Tuesday, April 9th. |
| 1:19.0 | Today, if you haven't filed your taxes yet, don't panic. |
| 1:23.6 | We're here to help. |
| 1:24.8 | And if you have filed, Michelle has some smart advice |
| 1:28.4 | on what to do with your refund, or how to manage any taxes you might owe. |
| 1:33.7 | Michelle spoke to my co-host Martin Powers, |
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