Keeping all the filing dates straight when it comes to the tax calendar can be a challenge in the best of times. Add some unique Federal Holidays and you often have a mess on your hands. So what do you need to know?
Federal Holidays
The Federal Tax Calendar contains some fairly predicable holidays and one or two that can throw you for a loop. Here are the current observed holidays for federal tax purposes in 2012:
• Jan 2: | New Years Day |
• Jan 16: | Martin Luther King Jr. |
• Feb. 20: | Washington's Birthday (President's Day) |
• April 16: | D.C. Emancipation Day |
• May 28: | Memorial Day |
• July 4: | Independence Day |
• Sept 3: | Labor Day |
• Oct. 8: | Columbus Day |
• Nov. 12: | Veterans' Day (observed) |
• Nov. 22: | Thanksgiving Day |
• Dec. 25: | Christmas Day |