Should you take that extra month to file your taxes?
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The pandemic has changed many aspects of life, including taxes, and is again leaving Americans with a little extra time to file their returns. But the extension granted by the Internal Revenue Service doesn't mean it makes sense for everyone to procrastinate until this year's new May 17 deadline.
Asked whether it's prudent to stick with the usual April 15 deadline, accountant Dan Geltrude said the decision basically comes down to whether you're expecting cash back from Uncle Sam. If you anticipate a refund, "you want to file your tax return as soon as possible," Geltrude told CBSN. "Keep in mind that the IRS processes those refunds on a first-in, first-out basis, so you want to get in on a timely basis."Rodeo star Spencer Wright and his wife are making end-of-life preparations for their 3-year-old son after he was found unconscious in a creek, a close family friend said in updates posted on social media and confirmed to CBS affiliate KUTV. The boy had been playing on his tractor before he ended up in the water and a mile downstream.
The launch of Boeing's star-crossed Starliner spacecraft on its first piloted test flight is slipping to at least June 1 to give engineers more time to assess a small-but-persistent helium leak in the capsule's propulsion system, and its potential impact across all phases of flight, NASA announced Wednesday.
Washington — As former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial in New York proceeds to closing arguments next week, the legal focus is moving south. His attorneys and longtime aide Walt Nauta appeared before Florida federal Judge Aileen Cannon, where they sparred with prosecutors during two contentious, day-long hearings on Wednesday.