Accountants practice what they preach.
When asked when they typically filed their personal income taxes,
the majority of CFOs said they did so earlier than Uncle Sam Uncle Sam, name used to designate the U.S. government. The term arose in the War of 1812 and seems at first to have been used derisively by those opposed to the war. Possibly it was an expansion of the letters "U.S. required.
APRIL 15
March 21%
Between April 1
and April 14 17%
After April 15
with an extension 6%
No answer 2%
January 14%
February 32%
Source: Survey of 1,400 randomly
selected CFOs nationwide, Robert Half Management
Resources, Menlo Park, California, www.rhmr.com, 2004.
Note: Table made from pie chart.
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