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Tax preparers bracing for annual rush
Documentation, honesty stressed
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Dennis Papadeas, left, helps client Greg Heath at H&R Block. Local tax preparers are bracing for a busy few weeks. - photo by Autumn Vetter
Tax preparers are urging caution when filling out those returns this year. The deadline for filling income taxes with the Internal Revenue Service is April 17.Typically April 15, the IRS extended the date this year since April 15 falls on a Sunday and April 16 is Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in Washington, D.C. Judy Pair, franchise owner of three H&R Block locations in Cumming, said this year’s tax season has been typical.“It’s been about the same as it usually is,” Pair said. “In January, we’ll have a rush of people who know they’re getting money back.