The taxman cometh

Thanks to Patriot's Day, everyone has a little bit of extra time to get their tax returns in, but you probably already knew that they're still due tomorrow. The conservative media has weighed in, one blogger lets us know about a "tax rap" contest, and CNN even tells you how many days you must work to pay off your taxes - it's 109 in Texas, which isn't too bad compared to the rest of the country. So hopefully you're not too resentful about giving your money to the government, because there are plenty of reasons not to resist taxes. If so, you should find an accountant like Heather King's, whom we heard about last week on NPR's All Things Considered.

An interesting tax day note: There is a website that offers free tax-filing for low-income working families in Texas. As a service to these low-income Texas residents, the Texas Legal Services Center is sponsoring a website that does free, secure tax preparation for Texans who earned less than $50,000 in 2006. The website, www.icanefile.org, can also file federal taxes after the April 17 deadline. The website helps users automatically claim the earned income tax credit, the child tax credit, and other major credits for which users are eligible.