Death, Taxes, And No Say – You Don’t Have To Take It Anymore!

Tax Season can really get a REALTOR® down if they’re not prepared. Let us help you out! As DC residents, you are often left with the short end of the citizenship stick when you are forced to pay taxes and expected to accept taxation without representation. Why not join  us at the DC Tax Day Protest?

However, this year there is a unique opportunity for DC REALTORS® and residents to show solidarity and make Congress hear their voices.

On April 15th, DC residents will gather at Freedom Plaza (1455 Pennsylvania Avenue) to protest “Taxation Without Representation” and march to Capitol Hill – Federal tax forms in hand – to demonstrate. We are unified and determined to be treated as full and equal American citizens.

Will you answer the call and gather with your neighbors in making this protest meaningful and successful? Visit DCTaxDayProtest.org to endorse, sign on, or learn more. We hope you will join us.

April 18th is Tax Day – Yes, Really.

Why is Tax Day on April 18th this year instead of the 15th? The answer has to do with Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation Day.

Emancipation Day is a holiday in the District of Columbia to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act.  On April 16, 1862, President Lincoln signed the Bill, which freed more than 3000 slaves in the District of Columbia; eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation liberated slaves in the South.

Since the holiday falls on Saturday, April 16th this year, the federal government will be closed on Friday, April 15th.  Thus, pushing back your Federal tax deadline to Monday, April 18th.  Conveniently, the change gives you time on Friday, April 15 to march on Capitol Hill.

For those still working on your taxes, here are some helpful links:

• The ultimate real estate tax deductions checklist

• What homebuyers and homeowners need to do to whip their taxes into shape.

• Five things your accountant wishes you knew about owning a home.

(UPDATE: 04/19/2016)

What Does Freedom Mean In DC? – A Post-Tax Day Recap of DC’s Emancipation Day

Statehood activists saw a prime opportunity to spread their message of freedom and representation thanks to Emancipation Day. The Tax Day Protest and March for Equality event brought civic groups and public servants together to march for fair representation in Congress.