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Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? And how did early spring become tax season, anyhow?

  • Written by Thomas Godwin, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Purdue University
Why is Tax Day on April 18 this year? And how did early spring become tax season, anyhow?A red-letter day? Hardly!iStock / Getty Images Plus

Mid-April has arrived. And along with the spring sunshine, that means the often dreaded civic duty of finishing off one’s taxes.

It’s an arduous time for many, characterized by navigating increasingly confusing rules to arrive at the best refund possible. For some, it means writing a...

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