The end is near

[IRonMaN]

April 15th is around the corner and folks start getting uptight and panic starts to set in about this time of year.  Just remember to stay calm and if you get stuck ask for help.  But remember, if you do ask for help, make sure folks understand what your problem really is, otherwise the help you need may never arrive.  Good luck for the final stretch!

[Taxprohere]

Yes, some clients initially panic when I tell them I won't get to their tax prep by Apr 15.  They ask 'will I get in trouble' or 'will the IRS want to know why'...which I reply I've been filing my own extension for 30 years.  And then I have my usual list of clients who calmly email me 'extension again, please!'

[Accountant-Man]

"... and so I face the final curtain."

(I always get sing songy when I'm tired.)

Just don't get me started on "There's a hole in the bottom of the sea."

[Accountant-Man]

Just tell them there is no more capital punishment for failing to file on time." The worst is life plus.

[rcooley25]

WQithout the lounge. Where do you drink your fire ball?

[IRonMaN]

He doesn’t drink Fireball.  There is so much demand for it in IL, that it isn’t available in any other state.

[BobKamman]

Is that all?  I thought you were referring to a whole civilization dying tonight.  

non-expert non-Intuit employee

[dd4vols]

Au contraire, oh Man of Iron!    for the 3rd straight year, my little area in West Tennessee, has been granted a temporary reprieve from the dreaded April 15 deadline. Winter Storm Fern and its ice storm created unbelievable damage both visually and economically. Trees fell everywhere, blocking roads, and downing power lines.  Very common to hear, "without power for 10 days', or "couldn't get out of my driveway for over a week." Even the very, very, rare sighting of 'Closed for Weather', could be seen on the front door of CPA offices.   Automatic extensions, both Federal & State, to May 22,2026.

Last year, Tornado damage to our next closest town, including its downtown, and we were extended to Nov 3, 2025, to file 2024 Federal returns.  IRS notified us of this at 9 a.m. on April 14th. 

2nd previous year, tornado damage and 7 deaths in our county.  Extended automatically to July 15th, 2024.

So, all you fair-weather friends, just keep burning that midnight oil....and meanwhile, I'll be on the lookout for Jim Cantore!!

[IRonMaN]

"Even the very, very, rare sighting of 'Closed for Weather', could be seen on the front door of CPA offices."

What kind of wimps do you have down there?  Nothing ever closes a CPA office ---------- short of a nuclear bomb.  And even then, the bomb has to be a direct hit on the office.