Tax time!

It also means throwing a kid birthday party for me, but I digress.

For more years than not, we put our taxes off until the last minute for various reasons and I hate that feeling of April 15th looming.

However, it looks like we weren’t the only ones.

Intuit, the maker of TurboTax products, tallied last-minute online tax filings to find out which American cities are the biggest procrastinators when it comes to filing federal income tax returns.

The following list includes the TOP 10 TAX PROCRASTINATING CITIES IN AMERICA determined by the number of tax returns electronically filed online via the TurboTax Online service from April 14-April 17, 2007 (previous year ranking in parenthesis):

-Chicago, Ill. – (#2) – Chicago is the “Second City” no more as it takes the top spot for the first time in the seven years the list has been compiled.
-New York, N.Y. – (#5) – After procrastinating less last year, the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple takes its toll on taxpayers as NYC climbs back up the list to rank at Number 2. The Giants may be number one in pro football, but New York is second on our list of late filers.
-Houston, Texas – (#1) – Houstonians have topped our list more than any other city (three times) but must have tired of being the top procrastinators. Progress is progress and Houstonians drop two spots this year.
-Austin, Texas – (#4) Austin continues to procrastinate as they lock up the fourth spot for the second straight year. One of the fastest growing cities in America, Austin may be too busy to worry about taxes until the deadline forces them to.
-San Francisco, Calif. – (#5) –The City by the Bay held steady in the fifth slot for the second straight year. In a year that saw the home run record fall to Barry Bonds, taxpayers in San Francisco waited until they had a full count to take a swing at doing their taxes.
-San Diego, Calif. – (#6) –The home of the 2008 U.S. Open, and home to TurboTax, San Diego dropped to sixth last year and is there yet again. After topping the list two years ago, San Diegans are relaxed in the sixth place.
-Seattle, Wash. – (#8)Grunge may have gone the way of disco, but Seattle residents continue to live a laid back lifestyle and are still late with filing their tax returns. The Emerald City jumps one spot this year.
-Las Vegas, Nev. – (#11) – Making its return to the list after a two-year absence is the jewel of southern Nevada, Las Vegas.
-San Antonio, Texas – (#7) –Settled first in 1731, San Antonio ranks as one of America’s oldest cities. Despite its age, the home of the Alamo is steeped in today as its residents use the power of online tax prep to file at the last minute.
-Los Angeles, Calif. – (#12) –Apparently Los Angelinos were busy chasing Britney Spears all over town and waited until the deadline to file their taxes. At least they didn’t let the forlorn Britney file their taxes for them.

So, is this you?

Meant to do your taxes in January and never got around to it? Just got that final document you need?

Don’t fear!

I like to reward people like me, so I’m giving away 3 copies of Turbo Tax Deluxe. We used it (I didn’t get a free one) and it’s really easy.

1. Leave a comment here to be entered to win.

2. The deadline is Thursday, April 3rd,2008 at 11:59pm CST

3. Winners will be randomly drawn from the comments. Bonus for me if you tell me a funny story.

4. If you really loved me, you’d link from your blog and tell all your friends.

So, why wait in line for hours at the tax store or local post office when you can file your last-minute tax return from the comfort of your own home?

Get on it, time’s a wastin’!

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Tax Procrastinator? Win one of 3 copies of Turbo Tax Deluxe!