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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Most people file their tax returns electronically because it's convenient, despite lingering concerns about the security of their most sensitive financial information, according to a new AP poll.
The tax filing deadline is next Tuesday, April 17, because April 15 falls on a Sunday this year and April 16 is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in Washington. D.C. Only 19 percent of the public knew early this month about the two-day grace period, the AP-AOL Money & Finances poll found.
Half of those surveyed said they use a professional tax preparer to file their returns, a quarter use a software program, 15 percent do the returns the old fashioned way with pen and paper and 8 percent ask a friend or family member for help, according to the survey conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm.
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