Not that this is either here or there, but good:
The relief announced today allows taxpayers affected by the events at Virginia Tech to have until Oct. 15, 2007, to file and make payments associated with their 2006 individual tax returns due April 17. No filing and payment penalties will be due for those who qualify for this extension as long as the returns are filed and payments are made by Oct. 15, 2007. In order to claim this relief, taxpayers need to call the IRS at 1-866-562-5227 and identify themselves to the IRS before they file and or make payment.
It’s the decent thing to do, so they shouldn’t get special credit. But it’s the decent thing to do, and so good on them for doing it (via Consumerist)
References:
* IRS Grants Six-Month Filing, Payment Extension Following Virginia Tech Shooting [IRS]
* IRS Offers Extension To Those Affected By The Virginia Tech Shooting [Consumerist]
Previously:
* Va. Tech Anti-Conspiracy Theory Intervention
* 77 Year Old Israeli Holocaust Survivor Shot While Saving Students In Va. Tech Massacre
