Why Waiting Until the Last Minute to File Is Riskier Than Ever
For years, many business owners relied on a simple rule: if it was in the mail by the deadline, the postmark would protect them. That assumption doesn’t hold up the way it used to.
Changes in how mail is processed mean that envelopes are not always postmarked the day they’re dropped off. For time-sensitive filings, tax returns, extensions, and payments, that gap can be the difference between “on time” and penalties. And it highlights a bigger issue: waiting until the deadline leaves very little margin for error.
