April 17th, 2007

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I presume it has something to do with remembering the brave people who fought to free us from oppressive taxation -- right before we bow to the current even more oppressive taxation.

[Quantrill]

But is this a state holiday?  I wouldn't think so.  I've heard of 4-19 as an unofficial Patriots' day, due to the things that have happened on April 19.  Just looking for clarification...

[AlanM]

But is this a state holiday?  I wouldn't think so.  I've heard of 4-19 as an unofficial Patriots' day, due to the things that have happened on April 19.  Just looking for clarification...

Patriot's Day is a legal holiday in Mass. "Fast Day", a week later, is a legal holiday in NH.

[Dreepa]

But is this a state holiday?  I wouldn't think so.  I've heard of 4-19 as an unofficial Patriots' day, due to the things that have happened on April 19.  Just looking for clarification...

Patriot's Day is a legal holiday in Mass.

And MA is the regional center for the IRS.

[AlanM]

But is this a state holiday?  I wouldn't think so.  I've heard of 4-19 as an unofficial Patriots' day, due to the things that have happened on April 19.  Just looking for clarification...

Patriot's Day is a legal holiday in Mass.

And MA is the regional center for the IRS.

Yes. Andover, MA They are closed on Patriots' Day.

[Pat McCotter]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots_Day

Patriots' Day (sometimes spelled Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a civic holiday in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Maine (once part of Massachusetts), and a public school observance day in Wisconsin. Traditionally it was observed on April 19, in honor of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War, fought on that date in 1775. Since 1969, however, the holiday has been observed on the third Monday in April, providing a three-day long weekend.

The Boston Marathon is run on this day every year. Also, the Boston Red Sox have traditionally played a home game at Fenway on this date every year since 1960, typically starting at 11:00 AM ET. Many schools, elementary through high school, take the entire week off as an "April vacation."

Occasionally Tax Day falls on this day, causing the tax deadline to be extended by a day for the residents of Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. This is because the IRS processing center for these areas is located in Andover, Massachusetts, and is closed on Patriots' Day.

[Quantrill]

Thanks for the info!

[Russell Kanning]

I will do this before April 15th .... I don't need to know anything about Patriots Day. I don't pay taxes .... and I don't live in Mass. .... and I am not patriotic ... and I don't care about legal holidays ... and...

[lordmetroid]

About the 16th:  What exactly is Patriots day?  You don't honor New England's football team I presume...

Patriot day is when you are suppose to be a patriot and stand against oppression to honour past patriots. At least I would, like I would criticise the flaws of the constitution on Constitution day!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day

[Braddogg]

Maryland sends their tax info up to MA?  And then MA just sends it back to D.C.?  Geez.

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Maryland sends their tax info up to MA?  And then MA just sends it back to D.C.?  Geez.

It's a busy-work program for bureaucrats.

And now you know where all that tax money goes.

[Dreepa]

Maryland sends their tax info up to MA?  And then MA just sends it back to D.C.?  Geez.

I doubt it gets mailed to DC.. remember Al Gore invented the internet.

[eques]

New York, Maryland, and DC get mailed to Andover, MA, but New Jersey doesn't?

Errrrghh... how does that make any sense?

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New York, Maryland, and DC get mailed to Andover, MA, but New Jersey doesn't?

Errrrghh... how does that make any sense?

Why are you expecting the government to make sense?

[eques]

New York, Maryland, and DC get mailed to Andover, MA, but New Jersey doesn't?

Errrrghh... how does that make any sense?

Why are you expecting the government to make sense?

[monty python Launcelot style]
Sorry!  Sorry, sorry... sorry!
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