# Taxes done just in time - a Straight Dope Roll call **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036 "2012-04-17T13:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/41 "2012-04-18T02:48:57Z")
I did all the figuring about two weeks ago. But I waited until this weekend to fill in the paperwork in ink and I didn’t put it in the mail until this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/42 "2012-04-18T03:13:58Z")
Paid mine at 5 PM today. No refund but did pay a truly vast sum in taxes owed for 2011. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/43 "2012-04-18T04:21:22Z")
Request for extension to file, filed electronically at 11:58 pm on April 17. Whew! According to one free-file tax service, I owe the federal government around $1.6K and the state about $3.0 K. According to another, I owe the feds about $1K and the state around $1.6K. So I figured I’d file the extension and figure it out over the next several months. Truly a triumph of planning and organization. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/44 "2012-04-18T04:58:04Z")
Two whole hours to spare! I love e-filing. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/45 "2012-04-18T12:09:46Z")
I don’t have to file for another two months. You get an automatic extension for living abroad. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/46 "2012-04-18T14:10:11Z")
I did mine a few weeks ago. I don’t do E-file. No real reason, just still like the paper in hand approach. Besides, I owe, so no rush. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/47 "2012-04-18T14:13:51Z")
> [@kferr](#): > > I don’t have to file for another two months. You get an automatic extension for living abroad. I live with a broad. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/48 "2012-04-18T14:19:47Z")
E-filed mine at 930 last night and getting about $1500 back. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/49 "2012-04-18T15:00:05Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > What I never understand is why some people wait to the deadline even if they’re getting a refund. If you owe taxes, of course it’s beneficial to wait. But if you’re getting money back, _what’s wrong with you_? Do you hate money? Maybe they understand the time value of money and that there isn’t much these days. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/50 "2012-04-18T15:25:05Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > Maybe they understand the time value of money and that there isn’t much these days. Never attribute to reason what may simply be basic procrastination. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036/51 "2012-04-18T17:12:21Z")
I filed mine yesterday afternoon via snail mail. I told the USPS person that once it was post marked, they could mail it as slowly as they pleased. As far as I’m concerned, the government can wait a while to cash my check 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-done-just-in-time-a-straight-dope-roll-call/619036.md?page=2)