Tax Deadline Is Approaching, But Not As Soon As You Might Think

Your taxes are due SOON!! But, not on April 15th this year. We are getting an extension!!! But, why?

According to nbc4i.com, we can thank Washington for the reason for this extension. (Did we say, THANK Washington??? Yes, we did! LOL)

 

A little-known holiday outside of Washington, D.C., Emancipation Day is the primary reason for changing the tax deadline, says the US Tax Center.

While slavery was not formally abolished in the United States until Dec. 6, 1865, when the 13th Amendment was ratified, it occurred in the District of Columbia much earlier.

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862, freeing thousands of slaves living in the district.

Now a legal holiday in Washington, government offices and other public services do not operate on Emancipation Day, usually celebrated April 16.

However, if April 16 falls on a weekend, as it does this year, it is celebrated on the closest weekday — that way public workers still get a day off of work. So this year, it moves to April 15, Tax Day.

Since Emancipation Day is a legal holiday, it takes precedence over the tax deadline, which must then be moved to the following business day, Monday, April 18.

Ok! Whatever the reason, we'll take it!! :-) Happy Taxes! #saidnooneever