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Labor Day Weekend

Friday, August 31, 2012

Weekend Planner: Manassas SummmerSounds Concert

Get out and about if you’re staying in town this Labor Day weekend.

 Bring on the three-day weekend! Wondering what’s closed and what’s open on Sept. 3? Check out this Labor Day closures guide [Link to your labor day guide]  What/When: Washington Scottish Pipe Band SummerSounds Concert, Saturday, 6:30-8 p.m. Where: Harris Pavillion, 9201 Center St. Manassas  Why go: Bring your chairs, blankets and friends to this free concert as part of a series offered by Micron Technology and the City of Manassas. Saturday SummerSounds concert features bagpipers and Celtic dancers; for details call 703-330-2787.  Pricing: Free.  What/When: 3-2-1 Art Exhibit. Saturday & Sunday, Where: Creative Brush Studio, ArtBeat Gallery, Persnickety Cakes, Manassas  Why go: “Vistors are invited to stroll from location to location, …

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Truckers: Highway Use Tax Return Due Friday

Taxpayers must e-file before 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 because of IRS facility maintenance over the Labor Day weekend.

Federal highway use tax returns are due for truckers and other heavy highway vehicles on Friday, according to the Internal Revenue Service. A release from the IRS said that the "deadline generally applies to Form 2290 and the accompanying tax payment for the tax year that begins on July 1, 2012, and ends on June 30, 2013. Returns must be filed and tax payments made by Aug. 31 for vehicles used on the road during July." Because of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the IRS said that e-filing of Form 2290 must be done before 1 p.m. on Friday. For mailed forms, the deadline remains the same: mail must be postmarked by midnight on Aug. 31, said the IRS.  "The deadline generally applies to Form 2290 and the accompanying tax payment for the tax year…

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