Tax refunds are available for some boaters in some states, but save those receipts...
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Let's face it. US taxpayers caught a couple of breaks this year. With leap day (February 29, 2012), and April 15th falling on a Sunday, you've bought yourself a couple of extra days to do your taxes. And because Monday is the District of Columbia's Emancipation Day, the Federal government is giving you until Tuesday, April 17th, to turn in your taxes this year. Many states are following suit. Perhaps all of them are, but we honestly didn't look into it other than
our own state of CT and neighboring
MASS which 'celebrated' the Boston Marathon, a.k.a. Patriot's Day, on Monday the 16th.
As for boaters, did you that know you may be eligible for a full or partial refund of the taxes paid on the fuel? Here's why...