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49% of Americans Fooled by April 18 Tax Deadline

The extension is due to Emancipation Day, a holiday recognized in Washington, DC, which falls on Friday, April 15, this year. District of Columbia holidays have the same legal effect on tax deadlines that federal holidays do, so all taxpayers will have until April 18, 2011 to file their returns.

Respondents to the FreeScore.com survey were asked: "Are you aware that the deadline to your file taxes was extended three days this year?" The results, broken down by age, gender, education, and income, are below.

Age - Percent Unaware
(18-34) - 54%
(35-54) - 54%
(55+) - 37%

Gender - Percent Unaware
Male - 45%
Female - 53%

Education - Percent Unaware
High school or less - 58%
Some college - 51%
College and higher - 43%

Household Income - Percent Unaware
(Less than $35K) - 53%
($35K-$49.9K) - 47%
($50K-$74.9K) - 50%
($75K+) - 58%

According to Carrie Coghill, director of consumer education for FreeScore.com, "Planning is everything when it comes to finances, especially tax season. Even though people have three extra days to file their taxes this year, I suggest they start getting their 2010 tax information together as soon as possible."

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Caitlin Senior, 267-980-8855
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