• File your tax return electronically. This will be much quicker than using the paper forms and mailing them to the IRS.
• Include all of the required Social Security numbers for each person listed on your tax return. This includes yourself, your spouse, your children or dependents and anyone listed in order to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit or Earned Income Tax Credit.
• Go through and double-check all of the numbers and figures on your return. Don’t just fill it out and assume it’s correct. Mistakes are easy to make, especially when you are facing a filing deadline.
• If you are using a paper tax form, make sure you sign it where required. And if you are filing with a spouse, make sure your spouse also signs the return where required. If you paid someone to prepare the return for you, that person must also sign the return.
• Don’t forget to attach all required schedules/payments to your return. If you are sending a payment with your return, make the check out to “United States Treasury” and enclose it with the tax return or Form 1040-V, Payment Voucher. Include on your check, the taxpayer’s Social Security number, daytime phone number, the tax year and the type of form filed.
• Send your return or your request for an extension by the April 15^th deadline. Just remember, if you are filing for an extension, that is an extension to file your return and not an extension to pay what you owe.

For more helpful information, you can visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov.