CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - This is the very last day to get your 2024 taxes filed without paying a penalty.  AG Campbell to discuss opioid crisis impact on rural western Mass. If you're missing a document or need more time, you can file for an extension, but you're still expected to pay your taxes by Tuesday, so you need to know if you're going to owe. If you don't get your return in by Tuesday, an automatic penalty is applied to any unpaid taxes. The IRS will charge an extra 5% of whatever you owe for every month your return is late. There are a few ways to receive an extension through the IRS. You can pay what you owe online using an online payment option and check the box that you are paying as part of filing for an extension, you can use the IRS Free File program to electronically request an automatic extension, or you can file for an extension using the proper form either by mail, online or through a tax professional. You will have to estimate how much tax you owe on the form. A few other situations that may warrant an automatic extension include if you are living out of the country when taxes are due or if you have been impacted by an approved disaster. However, Massachusetts residents didn’t receive any automatic extensions for disasters. Local News Headlines Indian Orchard residents to discuss neighborhood investment funds City of Greenfield to begin assessing sidewalk conditions Auburn police officer charged with sexual misconduct, child enticement Hadley man arrested by FBI due in federal court WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less