How to file for an extension amid looming tax deadline
The deadline to file taxes is Tuesday, but people who need more time can request an extension.
ALL RIGHT, AUDREY, THANK YOU. IN OKLAHOMA, THE DEADLINE TO FILE YOUR TAXES IS TODAY. IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, YOU CAN REQUEST A TAX EXTENSION. KOCO SHELBY MONTGOMERY, SHE’S LIVE THIS MORNING WITH A LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR OPTIONS TO PAY WHAT YOU OWE. SHELBY. GOOD MORNING. WHETHER YOU DO IT ONLINE THROUGH THE IRS, OR YOU GO IN PERSON TO A TAX AGENCY. THAT DEADLINE STILL APPLIES. IT IS DUE. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NOW, IF YOU DO NEED MORE TIME, YOU CAN FILE AN EXTENSION. BUT THAT EXTENSION REQUEST HAS TO BE FILED BY TONIGHT AS WELL. AND IF YOU OWE ANY MONEY THAT HAS TO BE PAID TODAY. SO A LOT OF DEADLINES FOR TODAY. IF YOU DON’T FILE OR PAY ON TIME, BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES, STARTING ON APRIL 16TH, TOMORROW, YOU WILL START ACCRUING INTEREST. THE PENALTY AND THE INTEREST IS HIGHER WITH THE OKLAHOMA TAX COMMISSION. SO I WOULD SAY PAY FIRST AND FOREMOST AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN WITH OKLAHOMA. OF COURSE, I DON’T WANT TO LEAVE THE IRS SHORT, BUT MAKE A PARTIAL PAYMENT. IF YOU NEED TO FILE THAT EXTENSION, YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE IRS WEBSITE. WE DO HAVE A LINK TO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. KOCO.COM. MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE TAXES DONE TODAY. AND REMEMBER IT CAN ALL BE DONE ONLINE REPORTING LIVE IN
How to file for an extension amid looming tax deadline
The deadline to file taxes is Tuesday, but people who need more time can request an extension.
Updated: 7:54 AM CDT Apr 15, 2025
The deadline to file taxes is Tuesday, but people who need more time can request an extension. Whether you filed your taxes online or through a tax agency, the deadline still applies as taxes need to be completed before midnight. Those who need to file for an extension also must do so by the end of the day. People who owe money, however, need to pay that on Tuesday. Whether it’s federal or state taxes, people who don’t pay on time will start accruing interest. Video Below: Tax Deductions Explained: Are You Leaving Money on the Table?”The penalty interest is higher with the Oklahoma State Tax Commission, so I would say pay first and foremost as much as you can with Oklahoma,” said Josh Jenson, a certified public accountant. “Of course, I don’t want to leave the IRS short but make a partial payment.” People who need to file an extension can do so on the IRS’ website here. Top Headlines The great Easter basket question — to Peep or not Peep TIMELINE: Oklahoma to see severe weather, tornado threat this weekend Multiple people displaced after fire sparks at Oklahoma City apartment complex Employees at Oklahoma delivery center catch drugs in package before it was shipped Oklahoma’s undocumented residents fear filing taxes due to IRS-ICE agreement
OKLAHOMA CITY —The deadline to file taxes is Tuesday, but people who need more time can request an extension.
Whether you filed your taxes online or through a tax agency, the deadline still applies as taxes need to be completed before midnight. Those who need to file for an extension also must do so by the end of the day.
People who owe money, however, need to pay that on Tuesday. Whether it’s federal or state taxes, people who don’t pay on time will start accruing interest.
Video Below: Tax Deductions Explained: Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
“The penalty interest is higher with the Oklahoma State Tax Commission, so I would say pay first and foremost as much as you can with Oklahoma,” said Josh Jenson, a certified public accountant. “Of course, I don’t want to leave the IRS short but make a partial payment.”
People who need to file an extension can do so on the IRS’ website here.
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