[lovich]

We’re a bit past the deadline at this point. What would make you not have filed yet?

I’ve heard of people missing it but never the reasons why and I can’t imagine one since I always file ASAP to figure out if I owe or am owed money.

[jasonpeacock]

If you don’t owe then you have 3yrs (IIRC) to file.

Of course, you also don’t get a refund until you file.

And you usually have to do all the same work to know whether you owe or not…

[joezydeco]

I 4868 it and do it over the summer.

[lovich]

I don’t know what that term means and I was more asking for the personal reason to file so late.

Like a literal, “I didn’t feel like it” is an answer, it’s just an action I can’t imagine taking so I was trying to understand your state of mind

[joezydeco]

An IRS Form 4868 is a request to extend the filing date for six months. It's always granted and you're expected to pay your estimated taxes in the meantime.

I always owe, since I don't care to give this government a free loan of my money for a year or more at a time. I also have other documentation which isn't always ready by April of the filing year. So I file later on and pay whatever small amount of interest they charge, which is cheaper than a credit card or bank loan.