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Can I Get a Refund from 2009 Taxes?

You must have filed by April 15, 2013 in order to claim your 2009 tax refund.

$917 million. That’s how much money in 2009 refunds was just sitting in the Treasury waiting to be claimed.

The IRS announced that there were an estimated 984,000 people who didn’t claim their 2009 refunds. That’s an average refund of $932 per person! If that’s your money don’t let it go to waste.

You can still get your 2009 refund, but not for much longer. You must file your 2009 return by April 15, 2013 in order to receive it.

According to the statute of limitations, you have three years after a return’s original due date to file and still get a refund. After three years you can still file, but you won’t see any money. Your refund now belongs to the Treasury. Continue reading “Can I Get a Refund from 2009 Taxes?”

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Release of Dependency Exemption – Form 8332

This form can release a child’s dependency exemption to the noncustodial parent

Children can be a great boon to your tax situation, because they often mean a larger refund. But in cases of divorce or separation, children can also make tax returns much more complicated than they would be otherwise.

In these cases, certain decrees or settlements may necessitate the custodial parent signing over the child’s dependency exemption to the noncustodial parent.

In order to do this, you must file Form 8332 [Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent].

Use this form if you are the custodial parent and you want to Continue reading “Release of Dependency Exemption – Form 8332”

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What Is the Last Day to File Taxes?

Each year, “Tax Day” is April 15th & E-File Shuts Down on October 15th.

Each year, the deadline to file a tax return is April 15th. However, the e-file tax season doesn’t officially end until October 15th.

October 15 also marks the due date for filers who requested a tax extension.

That means, you must either file your return or request an extension by April 15th.

You can either e-file your return or mail in a paper return by the tax deadline. Note that if you are filing a paper return, your return must be postmarked by April 15th in order for it to be considered on time.

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