Procrastinator’s Tax Guide - Are you ready for tax day?

April 17 will be here sooner than you think, so unless you plan to file an extension, now would be a good time to start gathering the information you need to file your 2006 tax returns.

Luckily, the Internal Revenue Service has made it easier than ever to pay taxes online. More than 70 million taxpayers avoided the paper clutter and filed their returns electronically last year. E-filing perks include automatic error-checking, easy credit card payments and refunds that are delivered in about half the time it takes for snail mail filers.

If you are not quite ready to click "send" on your computer, the series of stories below will help you get ready to file your taxes in short order. First stop should be our Tax Time Check List, which gives you the lowdown on the most important things you need to remember for 2006, including the alternative minimum tax provisions, maximum contributions to IRAs and 401(k)s and dividend tax rates. Also read our "Most Overlooked Tax Deductions" story, which contains the 50 deductions that the veteran experts at Ernst & Young claim are commonly missed.

To read more visit this Forbes page.