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Reminder: We posted instructions for filing a tax extension the other day. Perhaps you were still feeling optimistic when the story first went up, but now reality has settled in and you'd like to re-read that post. We understand.

Reminder: We posted instructions for filing a tax extension the other day. Perhaps you were still feeling optimistic when the story first went up, but now reality has settled in and you’d like to re-read that post. We understand.

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