Tax Planning Did You Miss the Tax Deadline? 3 Steps You Can Take Next Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by TurboTaxLisa Published Apr 16, 2024 - [Updated May 1, 2024] 3 min read The April 15th tax deadline has come and gone. If you missed the tax deadline, don’t worry, you can still file. Here are 3 steps to get your taxes done today and get your refund. File Now – Don’t wait any longer! If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, don’t panic. You can still file today. If you are expecting a tax refund, which close to 80% of people do, you will not receive a penalty for filing late. Simply go online and use e-file with direct deposit to get your refund fast. Don’t think you need to file? You may still want to. Every year the IRS reports over $1 billion dollars in unclaimed tax refunds. Even if you made under the IRS income threshold for filing ($13,850 single, $27,700 married filing jointly for 2023), you should still file a tax return if you had federal taxes withheld from your paychecks or you are eligible for tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit. File now Use E-file with Direct Deposit Even though you missed the deadline, you can still go online and e-file your taxes conveniently with TurboTax. E-file allows your tax return to be received and processed by the IRS quickly and easily. Plus, you will also receive acknowledgement of receipt of your return. If you mail in your tax return, it will take the IRS longer to receive and process your return. E-file with direct deposit is the fastest way to get your tax refund. The IRS states they will issue nine out of 10 tax refunds within 21 days or less from acceptance. Pay Any Taxes Owed If you owe money, you’ll want to file as soon as you can to avoid a bigger failure-to-pay penalty. If you didn’t file an extension in April you’ll have a failure-to-file and a failure-to-pay penalty. Although you may have a penalty for filing late, your penalty will be smaller than if you don’t file at all. Filing as soon as possible will reduce what you owe in interest. The longer you wait to file, the bigger the interest penalty. Some taxpayers put off filing because they owe money and they don’t know how they’re going to pay. If you put off filing for this reason, there are steps you can take that will be better and less costly for you. You should file as soon as possible, pay what you can, and then request a payment plan from the IRS. The IRS has several options to help you. You can request a short term payment plan, long term installment agreement, offer in compromise, or temporarily delay collections in some situations. You can set up a: Short term payment plan: You should select this plan if you can pay what you owe within 180 days. Long term installment agreements: This plan allows you to pay what you owe over six years. Installment agreement: If your total taxes, penalties, and interest is up to $50,000, you can request an installment agreement online. Don’t worry if you missed the deadline, you can still file with TurboTax. No matter what moves you made last year, TurboTax will make them count on your taxes. Whether you want to do your taxes yourself or have a TurboTax expert file for you, we’ll make sure you get every dollar you deserve and your biggest possible refund – guaranteed. Get started now Victims of recent federally declared disasters were given extensions to file and pay taxes. You can find out the specific extended deadlines in our IRS Issues Deadline Extensions For Tax Year 2023 article. File faster and easier with the free TurboTax App Previous Post TurboTax Makes Tax Education Fun for College and NIL Students Next Post Facts About the Failure to File or Pay Penalties Written by Lisa Greene-Lewis Lisa has over 20 years of experience in tax preparation. Her success is attributed to being able to interpret tax laws and help clients better understand them. She has held positions as a public auditor, controller, and operations manager. Lisa has appeared on the Steve Harvey Show, the Ellen Show, and major news broadcast to break down tax laws and help taxpayers understand what tax laws mean to them. For Lisa, getting timely and accurate information out to taxpayers to help them keep more of their money is paramount. More from Lisa Greene-Lewis Follow Lisa Greene-Lewis on Twitter. 8 responses to “Did You Miss the Tax Deadline? 3 Steps You Can Take Next” Filed my taxes before deadline and saw it was rejected after due date. A number happened to be wrong on my as. I fixed and sent again and now it was excepted. Do I still need to file an extension or is it fine because my information was in already?? Hi Jenna, No need to file an extension. You tax return is still considered filed as timely (on time) even though it was rejected. The date it was originally submitted and rejected is considered the filing date. You may check the status of the tax refund via IRS “Where’s My Refund?” tool. Please note you will need the following information when checking on your refund status: Social security number or ITIN Your filing status Your exact refund amount Thank you The Turbo Tax website is not loading my information, what can I do to fix this? Hi Vallory, Sorry you are having problems. If you are having trouble with the TurboTax Online website try to refresh your browser or you can try to use a different browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox If you are still having trouble, you can try to clear your cookies and cache. Here is more information: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4381395-i-can-t-get-past-the-update-browser-page Thanks Taxes keep being rejected because of a agi number put the number i have on my 2017 w2form still getting rejected don’t know what to do Hi Geraldine, Your AGI is found on your previous year Tax return. There are several ways to find the amount. Here is more information: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900840-how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi Thanks I started a fed and state return. couldn’t finish it and now I can’t find it. Do you have any suggestion to help me find it? Hi Joan, Sign onto the TurboTax website with the user ID you used to create the account – https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. 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Filed my taxes before deadline and saw it was rejected after due date. A number happened to be wrong on my as. I fixed and sent again and now it was excepted. Do I still need to file an extension or is it fine because my information was in already??
Hi Jenna, No need to file an extension. You tax return is still considered filed as timely (on time) even though it was rejected. The date it was originally submitted and rejected is considered the filing date. You may check the status of the tax refund via IRS “Where’s My Refund?” tool. Please note you will need the following information when checking on your refund status: Social security number or ITIN Your filing status Your exact refund amount Thank you
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Taxes keep being rejected because of a agi number put the number i have on my 2017 w2form still getting rejected don’t know what to do
Hi Geraldine, Your AGI is found on your previous year Tax return. There are several ways to find the amount. Here is more information: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900840-how-do-i-find-last-year-s-agi Thanks
I started a fed and state return. couldn’t finish it and now I can’t find it. Do you have any suggestion to help me find it?
Hi Joan, Sign onto the TurboTax website with the user ID you used to create the account – https://myturbotax.intuit.com/ Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. Also, you can contact our support team: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3401489-how-do-i-contact-turbotax Thanks