--- description: You have until midnight to get your taxes done. title: What Time Taxes Are Due image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb388ba3ebb11902a/698689f3d0b6f20dfd303b80/irs.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Don't Forget to Do Your Taxes by [Matt Vella](/author/matt-vella/) ## Matt Vella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2014 11:38 AM CUT  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2013. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 15, 2013.Bloomberg/Getty Images by [Matt Vella](/author/matt-vella/) ## Matt Vella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2014 11:38 AM CUT It’s Tax Day! As of the end of last week, the IRS had received nearly 100 million returns, or about three-quarters of all the returns it expects to get this season. So if you haven’t filed yet, you’re in the minority. Still if you have procrastinated and are owed a refund, it won’t hurt to file late. Tax payers are only hit with penalties if you owe the government money. It is still a smart idea to file for an extension; about 12 million taxpayers have requested extensions. The average refund is $2,792, up 1% from last year. Here are a few tips, tricks, and useful articles for the longest day of the year at the IRS: [Free Cookies! Free Massages! Here Are All the Best Tax Day Freebies](http://time.com/62023/free-cookies-free-massages-here-are-all-the-best-tax-day-freebies/ "undefined") [Are Taxes Fair? If You Answer Yes, You’re Probably Poor](http://time.com/62256/are-taxes-fair-if-you-answer-yes-youre-probably-poor/ "undefined") [Here’s How Shady Tax Preparers Plan to Steal Your Money](http://ti.me/1ebkwI9 "undefined") [The IRS’ Last-Minute Tax Tips](http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Tax-Tips "undefined") [10 Tax Audit Red Flags](http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/taxes/2014/03/14/tax-audit/index.html?iid=HP%5FHighlight "undefined") [Make the Most of Tax Write-Offs](http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/10/pf/taxes/tax-write-offs.moneymag/index.html?iid=SF%5FM%5FRiver "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/63198/dont-forget-to-do-your-taxes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/63198/dont-forget-to-do-your-taxes/"},"headline":"Don't Forget to Do Your Taxes","datePublished":"2014-04-15T11:38:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:18:36.723Z","description":"You have until midnight to get your taxes done.","url":"https://time.com/63198/dont-forget-to-do-your-taxes/","keywords":["Saving & Spending","Taxes","IRS"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb388ba3ebb11902a/698689f3d0b6f20dfd303b80/irs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Matt Vella","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/matt-vella/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb388ba3ebb11902a/698689f3d0b6f20dfd303b80/irs.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Congress Focuses On IRS Delay In Disclosing Groups' Scrutiny","caption":"Congress Focuses On IRS Delay In Disclosing Groups' Scrutiny","creditText":"Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/63198/dont-forget-to-do-your-taxes/","name":"Don't Forget to Do Your Taxes"}}]}] ```