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If i file by mail and mailed off my tax return yesterday,did i meet this years deadline or does the filing only applies when the irs recieves my return

 
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JoceannaD
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If i file by mail and mailed off my tax return yesterday,did i meet this years deadline or does the filing only applies when the irs recieves my return

Yes, since the return must be postmarked  by Tuesday, April 18, 2017. So, if you have it post marked by Tuesday, April 18, 2017 or before, you met the deadline.

For additional information please review the following.

Tax Year 2016 Calendar: Important Dates and Deadlineshttps://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302298

If you're a calendar year filer and your tax year ends on December 31, the due date for filing your federal individual income tax return is generally April 15 of each year. If you use a fiscal year (tax year ending on the last day of any month other than December), your return is due on or before the 15th day of the fourth month after the close of your fiscal year. If your due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day. For example, April 15, 2017 is on a Saturday; Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia is Sunday, April 16, 2017, and is observed on Monday, April 17, 2017. So even if you don't live in the District of Columbia, tax year 2016 returns are due Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Your return is considered filed on time if the envelope is properly addressed, postmarked, and deposited in the mail by the due date.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc301.html


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JoceannaD
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If i file by mail and mailed off my tax return yesterday,did i meet this years deadline or does the filing only applies when the irs recieves my return

Yes, since the return must be postmarked  by Tuesday, April 18, 2017. So, if you have it post marked by Tuesday, April 18, 2017 or before, you met the deadline.

For additional information please review the following.

Tax Year 2016 Calendar: Important Dates and Deadlineshttps://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302298

If you're a calendar year filer and your tax year ends on December 31, the due date for filing your federal individual income tax return is generally April 15 of each year. If you use a fiscal year (tax year ending on the last day of any month other than December), your return is due on or before the 15th day of the fourth month after the close of your fiscal year. If your due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day. For example, April 15, 2017 is on a Saturday; Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia is Sunday, April 16, 2017, and is observed on Monday, April 17, 2017. So even if you don't live in the District of Columbia, tax year 2016 returns are due Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Your return is considered filed on time if the envelope is properly addressed, postmarked, and deposited in the mail by the due date.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc301.html


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