To understand income tax, one must first understand the definition of the word "tax". The concept and act of taxing comes from the ancients, when Egyptians were taxed a 20% contribution for the Pharaoh to spread out through the ancient society. It basically works the same today, our government collects tax as a method of contribution to invest into public use. Such public use includes schools, roads, state parks, and safety.

Inherently, income tax defines contributions that are collected through the state's citizens' income. These taxes are used in order to support the public assurances provided by our government. Most people are understandably against income taxes, however, they lack foundational knowledge and experience to understand how important income taxes really are.

The income tax the government forces us to contribute always goes to build a positive environment for our society to grow in. At the end of each fiscal year, we as citizens or residents are required to send in to the IRS our taxable income contributions. This means a percentage of our check is given away as a contribution to our government.

I know the concept might be hard to grasp, especially because it's so broad. After all, there a multitude of ways to send in your taxes, right? Well, here we have included this video by the YouTube Channel "thebasicgist".

I'm quite sure that will clear things up regarding the concept. You will find that there are multiple kind of brackets and types of taxes. The video mentions that the multiple kind of taxes that exist are Excise Tax, Individual Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Payroll Tax, & Other.

When is Income Tax due?

In the United States, income tax for individuals is due on the 15th day and 4th month of the year after your tax year has ended. This means that if the tax year you are paying for as an individual ended on December 31st, 2025, then your income tax due date would be on April 15th.

You can read more about your specific income tax due date in this Internal Revenue Service publication titled "Publication 509 (2025), Tax Calendars". There you will see not only be able to pinpoint your income tax due date, you will also see extension dates and different manners which you can file your taxes. From reading these, you would be able to determine which filing method is correct for you.

Also, here I have included a video by "ABC 7 News - WJLA" explaining exactly when your income tax filing is due in 2025. By the end of the video you will have gotten a better understanding how these deadlines work. Also, please don't forget to visit "ABC 7 News - WJLA"'s YouTube channel, and leave a like on the video if you truly learned something.

Note a couple of factors mentioned in the video such as "the sooner you file, the better". This is because, as they go on to explain the video, you will have more time to fix mistakes if you commit one. Additionally, the sooner you turn in your file, the sooner you will get your tax return money if you qualify for any.

How do I file My Income Tax?

As an individual, you file Income taxes by filling out one of the following forms: . After the correct form has been filled out by a professional, or yourself, you will then send the form to the IRS. Upon review, the IRS will determine whether you owe or are owed money. This decision is made based on the expenses and income you have registered in the forms you filled out.

In order to flle your tax forms, you will have to fill them in first. To do this, you will have to download the forms and then send them in to the IRS. This is quite a straightforward process, however, a lot of people still prefer to send their taxes through a professional. This is because the professional will be able to pin point areas that can be written on for tax-deductions. In other words, what belongs as an expense and what doesn't.

Here we have attached this YouTube video by "Vincent Chan" so that you could get a better understanding about the process. Don't forget to leave a like if you found the content useful!

Notice that the video mentions that even though this is a straightforward process, it's still easy to get confounded and make mistake while filling in your forms. What this means is that you might end up "paying penalties or end up leaving money on the table" as Vincent Chan explains. This is why here at America Tax & Accounting, we actually recommend the opposite of what Mr. Chan recommends. instead of filing your own taxes, we recommend that you use an account or tax prep agent in order to get your taxes filed in correctly and on time year after year.

Where do I file My Income Tax?

You don't need any special access in order to file your income taxes. Any individual who knows what they are doing are able to file their own taxes if they'd wish to. This does require a good understanding of how the IRS forms work. For example, you'd want to be extremely cautious when filing forms because you want to make sure that you file the correct form.
This will save you tons of headaches and back and forth with the IRS later on.

You might even be penalized for missing your original income tax due date. If you're asking yourself where you can file your income tax, you will be able to do so through the IRS website. However, you'd be a lot more diligent if you file your taxes through a certified professional who deals with these forms all the time.

Why is My Income Tax required?

As we said before, income tax is required in order for our government to sustain certain assurances that it guarantees its people. One of these for example, is safety. Society would really not be safe without having public spending on safety. In other words, your local police force wouldn't be much if it wasn't for all the money that is put into it every year. Education heavily relies on its people contributions in order for it to be meaningful. State parks depend also on these contributions from its citizens in order for the staff members to maintain a clean and memorable experience.