My taxes were filed at 310am EST on 4/19/17- Will my taxes be considered "late" and will this affect my refund in any way?

[AnthonyC · Accepted solution]

While your taxes will technically be considered late since you filed past the deadline of 12:00am EST - if you are actually getting a refund, then there will be no effect on your refund.  Late filing penalties are only associated with taxpayers who have balances due to the IRS, so returns with refunds can actually be filed late with no consequences (except you do have to file within 3 years because of the statute of limitations).