{"id":22070,"date":"2017-04-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/open-easter\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:36:04","slug":"last-weekend-to-hit-tax-filing-deadline","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/last-weekend-to-hit-tax-filing-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Last weekend to get taxes won"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taxpayers have just one weekend left to get their taxes won before the April 18 tax filing deadline and it\u2019s a holiday weekend. H&amp;R Block (NYSE: HRB) tax offices across the nation will be open on Easter, giving taxpayers who haven&#8217;t filed their returns an &#8220;extra&#8221; day of assistance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfUBKimKRQw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven with a few extra days, more procrastinators and other late filers this year are rushing to get their taxes done. But it\u2019s not too late to get their taxes won. First, procrastinators should make sure they don\u2019t overlook any tax benefits or make mistakes that leave money on the table. And if they don\u2019t have time to do this by April 18, they need to file an extension to avoid adding extra penalties and interest to their bill,\u201d said Kathy Pickering, executive director of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetaxinstitute.com\/\">The Tax Institute<\/a>&nbsp;at H&amp;R Block.<\/p>\n<p>H&amp;R Block&#8217;s tax professionals will help clients claim all the tax breaks they are entitled to and file their returns or extensions so they can avoid failure-to-file penalties that could quickly add up to 25 percent on top of their tax liability.<\/p>\n<p>For additional help estimating their tax liability, filing an extension or understanding their payment options, taxpayers may contact a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-offices\/\">local H&amp;R Block tax professional<\/a>. To find the nearest H&amp;R Block office, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/\">www.hrblock.com<\/a>&nbsp;or call 800-HRBLOCK.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About H&amp;R Block<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>H&amp;R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) is a global consumer tax services provider.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-offices\/\">Tax return preparation<\/a>&nbsp;services are provided by professional tax preparers in approximately 12,000 company-owned and franchise&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-offices\/local-offices\/#!\/en\/office-locator?src=nearest-other%20appt\">retail tax offices<\/a>&nbsp;worldwide, and through H&amp;R Block&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-software\/\">tax software products<\/a>&nbsp;for the DIY consumer. H&amp;R Block also offers adjacent Tax Plus products and services. In fiscal 2016, H&amp;R Block had annual revenues of over $3 billion with 23.2 million tax returns prepared worldwide. For more information, visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/\">H&amp;R Block Newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taxpayers have just one weekend left to get their taxes won before the April 18 tax filing deadline and it\u2019s a holiday weekend. H&amp;R Block (NYSE: HRB) tax offices across the nation will be open on Easter, giving taxpayers who haven&#8217;t filed their returns an &#8220;extra&#8221; day of assistance. \u201cEven with a few extra days, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24701,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news-categories":[23363,23365],"class_list":["post-22070","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-categories-irs","news-categories-deadlines-and-extensions"],"acf":{"post_rest_thumbnail_alt_id":null},"yoast_head":"<title>Last weekend to hit tax filing deadline | H&amp;R Block Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"H&amp;R Block will be open on Easter to give taxpayers one more weekend to get their taxes won.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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