Valley Forum

Ready for April 15? With tax time fast approaching, people now have to decide whether to give up weekends to prepare their taxes at home or hand it all off to a professional. Either way, the most dreaded day of the year, April 15, is just around the corner. So the San Fernando Valley Business Journal asks: Have you done your taxes yet, or are you waiting until the last minute? Bruce Ackerman CEO Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley I’ve got a corporation and those taxes are done and have been sent in, but my personal taxes, unfortunately, are not done just yet. This is how it usually is. I have all of the best of intentions but I get totally buried and end up filing for an extension. I can’t remember the last time I got my taxes in by April 15. I’m trying to this year, but I’ll probably end up filing for an extension. Jerry Fisher Owner Jerry A. Fisher & Associates I haven’t done my taxes yet, but I’m not waiting for the last minute. I do my taxes myself and I bought the computer program yesterday. I was planning to do my taxes this weekend, but I had some business things come up, so it’ll have to wait until the next weekend. I won’t file them until the 15th, though, because I owe money. I always owe money, so I never file until the 15th. Bryan Morrell General Manager Pinnacle One I’ve already done my taxes. I sent them in a few weeks ago. If I think I owe money, then I put it off until the last minute. But if I think I’m going to get a big refund like this year, then I do them as soon as possible. Marc Smitham Story Time Music No, I haven’t done my taxes yet. We just finished relocating our business this week, so I’ve been a little busy. I don’t plan on waiting until the last minute. I just haven’t been able to get to them yet. I usually try to do my taxes by the end of March. And I’ll probably do the same this year. Jeffrey Sommer Owner Now Messenger Service They’re long done. For our type of company, the major clients are financial companies and others, and business just jumps around this time, so if we don’t have our taxes done by now, we’ll never have time to get them done. We got ours finished about three weeks ago. We always try to get them done early. Carolyn Nelson Capital Office Products Inc. They’re done. Our business taxes are due on the 15th of March and we’re an S-Corporation, so we have to do our personal taxes by the same date. So we always do our taxes early and before everyone else. Melanie Moses Project Director Field Dynamics Marketing Research I’ve done my taxes. I usually do them early, especially if I’m getting money back like I am this year. Otherwise, I put it off. Rick Kusnier Assistant Manager Las Vegas Golf & Tennis I have not done mine yet. Hopefully I’ll get them done before April 15. I usually don’t. I’m always filing extensions and putting it off. But I’m hoping to get them done on time this year so I can get my money back sooner. I always get money.