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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -
If you haven't filed your taxes yet -- you may be down, but you are not out.
According to the IRS, about one-third of all returns aren't filed until the last two weeks of tax season, and as of April 8, 45 million people were still holding out.
But even on this, the last day of the deadline, there's still time to get that tax return done. Many post offices have extended hours or you can file electronically up until midnight from home.
For federal returns, the IRS provides the forms, instructions, or publications you need at www.irs.gov. Most state governments also make forms available online at their Department of Revenue sites. (For a state-by-state listing click here.)
"Even if it's the last minute, taxpayers can use e-file and Free File to beat the April 15 deadline," IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson said.
If worse comes to worse and you can't get everything done by midnight, file for an extension. Access form 4868 online here and e-file it.
According to a spokesman, the IRS is expecting to receive about 32 million of the 45 million returns outstanding during the rest of the month, with the rest coming throughout the remainder of the year.
Now start figuring out how you are going to spend that refund -- the government has sent out 72 million refund checks averaging $2,189.
Get more info on taxes here.
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