The e-file deadline date was October 15th, 2013 for 2013 tax returns, but you can still prepare your return with RapidTax
You can’t e-file after the October 15 deadline, but you can prepare your 2013 taxes with RapidTax. Once completed, you’ll print, sign and mail your taxes to the IRS.
The first tax deadline for 2013 taxes was April 15, 2014. Those who requested an extension had until October 15, 2014, to file.
As of, October 15th the IRS has shut down the e-file system. Although you can no longer e-file, you can still prepare and file your 2013 taxes.
File your Late 2013 Taxes ASAP!
If you still need to file a 2013 tax return, you’ll want to do so as soon as possible. Why? If you have tax due, filing late means paying penalties. The longer you wait to file, the more you’ll end up handing over to the IRS. Late fees include;
- failure-to-file penalty: 5% of the additional taxes owed amount for every month (or fraction) your return is late, with a maximum penalty of 25%
- failure-to-pay penalty: 0.5% (1/2 of 1%) of the additional tax owed amount for every month (or fraction) your tax remains unpaid, up to a maximum of 25%
At the very least, file your late tax return. If you have trouble paying your tax due, the IRS is willing to work with you.
If you’re expecting a refund from your 2013 taxes, you won’t face any penalties but you’ll still want to file sooner rather than later. In fact, after April 15, 2017, you’ll no longer be able to claim your 2013 refund.
Don’t procrastinate! File today and put taxes out of your mind until the 2015 tax season!
I have printed out the 2012 tax forms but can’t find the 1040 instruction manual anywhere online. The instructions for the 1040A
are posted on the IRS website. If indeed what congress is voting on is for 2013 and beyond…..where is the instruction manual???
Hi Diane,
I think you’re correct. I haven’t seen any instructions yet for the 2012 return. Everything’s starting a little later this year, fiscal cliff aside. But now that that’s all settled, I would expect to see the instructions within the next week or so.
Will I need my pin from last year tax to efile this year
Hi Amber,
When you e-file your 2012 return, you can choose to verify your identity with either your Self-Select PIN from last year or your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) from your 2011 return.
I just prepared my taxes with a different program and it said that taxes would be available to e file on jan 3rd. Are you sure about that 22nd date?
Hi Michelle,
As far as I know, returns can’t be e-filed until the 22nd. Are you sure this service isn’t accepting them starting the 3rd and then holding them until the 22nd? What service did you use?
RE: POST FROM TAX ADVISOR, IT IS INCORRECT THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER E-FILE 2011 RETURNS, IN FACT IF THE PREPARE HAS THE APPRPRIATE SOFTWARE, YOU CAN STILL E-FILE 2011 & 2010 RETURNS
Hi INT PTY,
No, you cannot e-file 2011 or 2010 returns. It is true that you can still prepare those returns online. Right here on RapidTax you can prepare any return going back to 2005. But you cannot e-file them, in the proper sense of the word. When you are done preparing them online, you will have to print them out, sign them, and mail them to the IRS.
Congress has not passed the AMT patch. Will that affect the 2012 taxes that we file on January 22 2013
Hi Toni,
Yes, at this point everyone (including the IRS) is just assuming (hoping?) that Congress will pass the AMT patch. If they pass it soon, everything should be fine. If not, the IRS will have to re-reprogram their system and that’s when things get crazy. Here’s more info from the IRS commissioner himself: http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/IRSLetter.pdf