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For 2012. it's 2013 but you still have until monday to put money in to count i want as a deduction for 2012. it's important know. if you are self-employed there may be ways you can extend that to october 15th. talk to your accountant. >> what's the biggest mistake people make when they file their taxes? >> adding. that's actually a fact that the number one mistakes that the irs says people make simple addition. which is why i say if you file on paper still the odds are you're going to make a mistake. file online. double, triple check those numbers and make sure you have the right filing status...

obama won with 53% of the vote and you can see these swing states went solidly for the president this time around. where are we specifically with unemployment? nevada and florida have unemployment rates that are above the national average. it's also right about where it was when the president took office. but take a look at this, nevada, 11.7%, when the president took office, it was 9.6%. now the rest of the battle ground states are doing better, they are stronger now than when the president got into office and they're still improving. i mean iowa, virginia, new hampshire, all around...

That kind of call into question whether they're abiding by those two central tenants of the court's decision and the court's reasoning. they've been able to take advantage of these two loopholes that we found. one was a bureaucratic filing change, that allowed them to switch their filing status, so they don't have to file these pre-primary reports that would otherwise be required, if they aired ads in the run-up to a primary election, like the new hampshire primary, south carolina primary, where we're seeing a ton of super pac ads. well, they switched their filing in the last week or two, seve...

Protection stuff and financial reform is everybody in america, you're on your own, protect yourself, don't do an investment unless you understand it. >> if you e-fe oe-file, within hours after you receive that they got your e-file, you can type in the search window, where is my money? you will need your social security number, filing status. >> and exact amount of your refund. >> you can get instant feedback. let's talk about survey that was conducted. big research outlets asking people, do you believe u.s. government is wildly spending your tax dollars? in general what do people say? >> 12.4%...

Their state, local and federal taxes this year. in case you're wondering, one day more than last year. now that you've made the money to pay your taxes, it's actually time to pay them. with less than a week to get your taxes done it's time to kick things into high gear. joining me, two ladies who know their way around the 1040 form. a tax attorney and from "money" magazine. ladies, thank you for coming in to talk about this. i want to help people at much as possible. roni, first question for you. be strategic about taxes. la does that mean? >> you've got to know the difference between a deduct...