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Can I Still File My 2013 Taxes?

Although the Tax Deadline to file 2013 Tax Return has passed, you can still file your 2013 taxes!

The final deadline to e-file 2013 taxes was October 15, 2014. However, you can still prepare a 2013 tax return with RapidTax!

If you requested an extension on your 2013 tax return, and you still haven’t filed your 2013 taxes, you’re officially late. That means you may have to pay penalties and interests.

Avoid Paying Penalties  & Interest

If you have a tax liability from your 2013 taxes, you’ll want to keep in mind that the longer you wait to file, the more you’ll end up paying the IRS in late penalties and interest. Late fees include the failure-to-file penalty, failure-to-pay penalty and interest.

Each of these fees grows larger with every day that your return goes unfiled or your tax liability unpaid. Continue reading “Can I Still File My 2013 Taxes?”

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You Can Still File A Late 2013 Tax Return

You can still prepare your 2013 Tax Return online with RapidTax.

The 2014 deadline to file your 2013 taxes was April 15, 2014. If you missed the deadline and still need to file, you’ll want to do so as soon as possible.

What’s the big deal? Well, the longer you wait to file a late 2013 tax return, the more you’ll end up paying the IRS. If you owe tax, the number is gradually increasing by the day.

Avoiding filing and paying your taxes is like digging your own grave- and you’re just making the situation worse. RapidTax is here to help you file your late 2013 taxes.

Why It’s Best to File Your Late 2013 Taxes Now

  1. Penalties Increase as Time Passes: If you have a tax liability, then you’re failure-to-file penalties and failure-to-pay penalties are increasing as time passes.
  2. Claim Your Refund Before It’s Too Late: If you’re expecting a refund, the IRS has a three year statute of limitations for claiming tax refunds. Why not claim it now?
  3. Avoid Filing Issues:  If you have tax due on your 2013 tax return and expecting a refund from your current year, 2014 Tax Return,  you may not be able to collect your 2014 refund if you’re not caught up on your 2013 taxes.

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Life Changed but your W-4 Didn’t: Why You Need to Update Your W-4 Withholding

If you paid a large tax liability bill after filing your taxes, you might want to update your W-4 Form.

Are your friends on a summer vacation (thanks to their tax refund checks) while you’re stuck at home because you were forced to write a check for your tax due?

If you ended up writing a large check to the IRS for the total of your tax liability, it’s good to know that you’re (somewhat) in control of  what that total will be next year. Surprisingly, it isn’t some randomly generated number, nor is it based on luck. In fact, it’s linked to the number of allowances listed on your W-4 form. That means, you’ll want to take a look at the number reported on your W-4 Form.

What a W-4 Form Is & How it Affects your Tax Refund

For those of you unsure of what a W-4 form is- it’s one of the forms you were handed upon your first days of employment at your job. To be more precise, a W-4 form is used by your employer to determine the amount of taxes to be withheld from your pay. The number of exemptions claimed on it directly affects your tax refund or tax due.

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