April 15 is near, are your ‘tax day’ specials ready? April 14, 2010
The IRS says 20 percent of taxpayers file on April 15, and 61 percent who owe file later. That means a lot of worried citizens aren’t thinking of how they’ll manage meals for the next couple of nights. Luckily, many restaurant and hotel companies are helping.
* At the Deer Creek Inn in Nevada City, Calif., a licensed CPA will do your taxes while you rest, making the visit tax deductible! At Cameo Heights Mansion in Touchet, Wash., staying on the “1040EZ Stay” plan on April 15 gets you $40 off your room and $10 off dinner.
* Morton’s The Steakhouse and McCormick & Schmicks are smartly showing some love to tax preparers by offering deals on April 15 and 16—presumably since every accountant in the country will work late on the 15th.
Got a special for weary taxpayers? It’s easy to do through an online ordering channel: post it on your web site, send an email to your customer base and tweet or Facebook it to others. Simple and free—just the opposite of filing taxes. And since the IRS wants Americans to eFile anyway, your customers likely are already online and waiting to receive your offer.

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