d...[at]hotmail.com wrote:

- quote -

Yes, once you drop the check in the mail it is considered
paid (for income tax purposes)

- quote -

The late fee is not deductible, regardless of when you claim
the taxes paid.

<< ================================================== ===== > << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, > << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties > << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts > << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy > << are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2006) - All rights reserved. > << ================================================== ===== >

<dave[at]hotmail.com> wrote:

- quote -

This happened to us. Mailing 3 tax bills in the same
envelope confused them somehow, and one was missed. The
county accepted a check ledger showing we'd written the
property tax check. They did not accept the fact that they'd
processed the other two checks as proof of anything, so
presumably proof of posting would not have done us any good
either.

Talk to them and see what they'll accept as proof of
payment. File income taxes showing you paid in December and
keep anything that might support that in case of audit.

<< ================================================== ===== > << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, > << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties > << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts > << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy > << are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2006) - All rights reserved. > << ================================================== ===== >

We mailed our second Tax year 2006 Property Tax installment
in December of 2006 (sent via "standard mail"; no actual
proof of mailing). Most recently I received a letter from
the city, stating that they had not received that 12/2006
payment. Further, there is now a ~$200 penalty, for not
paying in December. That semi- actual payment due was
~$7000.

I have two inter-related questions:

1 - I have had friends (non-CPA) suggest that since I mailed
the original payment in TY 2006, I could still claim that
deduction for my 2006 filing. Is that a valid position?

2 - If I defer that itemized into the TY 2007 filing, is it
possible to claim the $200 late fee as a deduction?

Most appreciative for all guidance -- Thanks !!

<< ================================================== ===== > << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, > << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties > << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. > << > << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts > << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy > << are at www.asktax.org. > << Copyright (2006) - All rights reserved. > << ================================================== ===== >