Is it "legal" to wait untill next year to file ur taxes?
407049
The rules go like this, you have 3 years to file your income tax return, since it seems that you will be getting a small amount back. You will not be penalized. Different story, if you owe money and wait to file, get ready for penalties & interest to be tacked on to whatever you owe.
1163551
Ha!  That's funny.\n\nIf you move in mid-year, you will still pay taxes in both states.  It will be prorated, but prorated on your income for the whole year, I believe.  So that wouldn't help you.\n\nThe only real solution would be to move for a whole year, I suspect, from January 1 all the way thru Dec. 31 of the same year, at least. Keeping your house and renting it out shouldn't be a problem, but if California catches wind that the move isn't 'real' (and who knows how they'd interpret that), they may come after you for tax fraud.  On the other hand, if you did move for real, then California wouldn't have any claim on your taxes any longer.  Since taxes on capital gains are not realized until the stock is sold, you should come out ok.\n\nIt wouldn't hurt to check that with a tax accountant in your proposed new state just to be sure, but I'm reasonably certain of it.
447431
If you are sure you are getting a refund then yes you can file late.  Keep in mind that the IRS will not give you an interest on the refund and that they have your money.  Unlike if you owe, they charge interest and penalties it doesn't go the other direction.\n\nWhy would you want to let them keep your money anyway?  You earned it.  File as soon as possible to get it back.
123544
If you are married, you should file as married. It is not a garauntee you will get a huge return whether you file single or married. Depends on your income and how many deductions you have and /or any dependants that you claim. If you and your spouses income is not over a certain amount combined , I think the limit is $80,000, thats together, I think you should still get a good return if you file together. Hope for a big return for you. Make sure a professional does your taxes this year since you are newly married. Go over the return after the process, and next year you should be able to see what to do and what not to do, you can do them on your on if you like.
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no, not usually.  you may need the hard copy of last years return.  however, if you did your return online then you should be able to access your return. then yes.\n\notherwise no.  if you do not have the hard copy of your taxes, contact the irs and let them know you need a copy.  they will mail it to you once you prove who you are.  do this asap as it usually takes 4-6 weeks to receive the information.
42780
Do it both ways...jointly and married filing separately and see where you come out better.  You can file either way.  But you actually FILE one way or the other, whichever is best for you. It's worth the time to do the math twice.
99701
as many years as they can get away with it. The IRS will find you and put you in jail if you do not pay your taxes.\n\nEveryone has to file once a year.
177583
Call your employer. They are supposed to mail them by Jan 31st. If they will not give them to you call the IRS. It is the law that they give you your copy. If you didn't think you will have your taxes done by April 17th (this year because of the day the 15th falls on) then you do need an extension
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Yes you can.  www.irs.gov has a program that allows people who have income under 50K to file for free.
761395
Absolutely, if you are married, you can always file "married filing jointly," regardless of where you live or if you're seperated. There are no legal or tax problems with filing this way, so you don't have to be worried. \n\nUsually, people who are seperated want to file "married filing seperately" because they can't stand one another. Unfortunately for them, they can only possibly file seperately if they have lived in seperate residences for at least one full year.
88451
I would have your taxes prepared by a professional this year. It will help you with this unusual situation. Try H&R Block, if you don't want to use them, perhaps they can just answer the question over the phone.
34996
You are best waiting for the w-2 to come in.  But you can get a really good estimate of how your taxes will look in the meantime w/ the info you have.  The w-2 will have additional information that you will need on the tax forms and you cant file till you have that info.
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Keep them for good.  You should keep returns indefinitely.  You might be able to weed W-2's and things like that after seven years (assuming you filed on time) but anything relating to purchase of assets (home for most people) should be retained indefinitely.\n\nThe seven year rule for everything is a bad one to adhere to as it fails to take account of individual circumstances.  Even the IRS gives dodgy advice in this case!
39326
personal taxes are due april 15 unless you apply for an automatic extension until Aug 15. You still must pay what u owe on april 15
855830
sure this is viable, and would just mean you have to complete a tax return each year to declare all your income. i did my first tax return online earlier this year and it was quite simple.\nif you are interested in a short course on starting a business & business planning which you could do from home around your work, check out the site below...
388238
Yes, if you are talking about tax years 2002 and forward.  However, you only have until April 15 to file an amended return for 2002.\n\nIf you are talking about tax year 2005, then I would wait until next week after the regular filing period to file the amended return, 1040X.  Give the IRS time to get the incorrect return in the system before you correct it.  Otherwise, you are liable to confuse them and make matters worse.\n\nYou will have to wait 8 to 12 weeks for the IRS to finish processing your amended return.
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Some of your answers posted are incorrect.\n\nMost states work off a system similar to the Federal/IRS system.\nThis means you have three years from April 15 of the year following the year you are reporting.\nFor example, you have until April 15, 2008 to file a return for tax year 2004 (originally due on April 15, 2005).  Since most states share electronic information with the IRS, if you are in good standing with them, the state will notify you by letter of any amount due.\nIf they owe -you- money, they will -not- notify you.  You only have three years to claim an amount owed to you.\n\nState penalties for tax avoidance are in most cases much less than Federal penalties.\n\nMost employers automatically withhold the proper amount (within a few dollars) of your state taxes owed.  If you had federal taxes withheld from your check and filed a federal return, you should really not worry about it at all.\n\nIf you are self-employed, or had employees working for your business, it is a whole other story.  You should then consider hiring a tax expert or attorney as in these cases the possibility of severe fines and penalties can be real.\n\nOtherwise, don't worry about the state issue unless they contact you.\n\nI hope this has been helpful.