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Heads up to small business entrepreneurs, SBA and other emergency financing options may be more readily available to you with 2019 tax returns completed so you may want to get them done ASAP if you haven't already.

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This is great advice--looking at it from that angle. To add to your advice, consider looking into the private sector for any potential help--interest forgiveness, loan consolidation, or even refinancing a home mortgage (get rid of the PMI, etc.). The private and public sector are two sides of the same coin for small biz entrepreneurs.

Where are you getting this info from ?

It's common-enough knowledge that the first thing any lender asks for will be copies of your 1040 or other forms for the most recent tax year.

You don't have to pay until July, but it's not bad advice to go ahead and file, if you think you may need documentation for 2019 personal or business income.

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