Helpful Hints for Last Minute Tax Filers

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published April 10, 2008 at 10:18 AM PDT

Have you completed your State and Federal income taxes yet? If not, then it's time to start on your tax return because the deadline is only five days away. We speak to representatives from the IRS and

Tom Fudge: It's that time of year again. Hmm... they already played the Final Four, we just had the baseball opener. What could I be talking about? It's time to file your income taxes. April 15 is the drop-dead date, unless you get an extension. But even if the IRS gives you one of those, you still have to pay what you think you owe by April 15.

Tax law is complex, and the rules keep changing. That means there a lot of things to keep straight when it's time to file.

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Guests

Raphael Tulino, IRS spokesman for Southern California and Nevada.

Holly McDonell, Southern California media representative for the California Franchise Tax Board .