For Immediate Release
Date: March 27, 2007
Contact: Maura Browning
Phone: (573) 751-8222

Tax Deadline Just Three Weeks Away

        JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Revenue gently reminded procrastinating taxpayers that a federal law followed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has given Missourians an extra day to file, pushing the tax deadline to April 17, but the deadline is still just three weeks away.

        April 15 falls on a Sunday in 2007, and because Monday, April 16, is a legal holiday in the District of Columbia, the IRS extended the tax deadline to April 17. Missouri taxpayers can enjoy the extra day because Revenue Director Trish Vincent authorized the state department to follow the IRS’ lead.

        Even with the extra filing day in 2007, tax returns are coming in at just a slightly quicker pace than last year. As of March 26, the department has processed 1,579,149 tax returns, about 35,000 more than this same time last year.

        Over 95 percent of all income tax forms can be filed electronically using tax preparation software or a tax practitioner approved by the IRS (called Electronic Return Originators or ERO’s). Taxpayers also have the option of downloading fill-in forms from the department’s website at www.dor.mo.gov and printing out a 2D-barcoded return that can be processed quickly.

        For more information regarding electronic filing options, visit the Missouri Department of Revenue’s web site at www.dor.mo.gov/tax, or call (573) 751-3505.

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