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LEWISBURG — April 15 is the deadline to file your taxes and on Tuesday we found many people doing just that. It’s crunch time for tax businesses as ...
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LEWISBURG -- April 15 is the deadline to file your taxes and on Tuesday we found many people doing just that. It's crunch time for tax businesses as people file their taxes at the last minute.

Casey Werner walked into the H&R Block store in Lewisburg to file his taxes. Werner says he forgot about the April 15 deadline and is scrambling to get his taxes done.

"I get sidetracked and forget about it, and then out of the blue it's like, 'Oh no, I have to get it done,'" Werner said.

The office manager at H&R Block in Milton says Werner is not alone. Brandy Grove says it is the busiest time of the year for tax preparers.

"Really busy. We're trying to get everybody in before the deadline. We have multiple offices, so we're busy going to all of them," Grove said.

Another place that's very busy right before tax day is the post office.

"I just came to mail my Pennsylvania and local taxes," Virginia Sumfest said.

Sumfest was one of several people mailing their taxes at the Lewisburg Post Office.

"I waited until the last minute because we had to pay and so we wanted to hold onto the money until the last day," Sumfest said.

While many post offices are not staying open late this year, some tax agencies like H&R Block are. Grove said her office is open until 8 p.m., but they will stay open for any last-minute filers.

"Obviously we're not going to turn anybody away. We try to work around," Grove said.

Taxes must be filed by midnight on April 15.

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