Instagram Carousel — Day 24 (3 Days Until Tax Day)
Slides: 6
Format: Decision tree / flowchart style
Slide 1 — COVER
Headline: “3 Days Until Tax Day”
Subheadline: “File Now or Extend?”
Visual: Calendar with April 15, question mark, two paths
Slide 2 — THE MYTH
Headline: “The #1 Extension Myth”
Myth: “Extension = more time to pay”
Reality: “Extension = more time to FILE only”
Key point: “Pay by Apr 15 or face penalties”
Visual: X over “more time to pay”, check over “more time to file”
Slide 3 — WHEN TO FILE NOW
Headline: “File Now If…”
Checkmarks:
✓ Getting a refund
✓ All documents ready
✓ Receipts organized
✓ Can pay by April 15
Visual: Checklist with green checkmarks
Slide 4 — WHEN TO EXTEND
Headline: “Extend If…”
Checkmarks:
✓ Missing critical documents
✓ Receipts are a mess
✓ Complex return (businesses, rentals)
✓ Need time to calculate
Visual: Checklist with calendar showing October 15
Slide 5 — CAN’T PAY?
Headline: “If You Owe But Can’t Pay”
Steps:
1. File anyway (file penalty = 5%/mo)
2. Pay what you can (reduces penalties)
3. Set up payment plan with IRS
Key: “Filing is 10x better than not filing”
Visual: Payment plan icon, “File anyway” stamp
Slide 6 — CTA
Headline: “Make the Right Call”
Decision tree:
Refund? → File now
Messy docs? → Extend
Can’t pay? → File + payment plan
CTA: “Link in bio to organize receipts fast”
Visual: Two paths converging, checkmark
Carousel Flow:
- Hook with decision (file or extend?)
- Bust the extension myth
- When to file now
- When to extend
- What if you can’t pay
- Decision framework + CTA
Caption:
3 days until Tax Day. 📅
File now or extend?
First: An extension gives you more time to FILE — not more time to PAY.
If you owe, pay by April 15 or face penalties either way.
Swipe through for the decision framework.
Refund? File now.
Messy docs? Extend.
Can’t pay? File anyway + payment plan.
Link in bio to organize receipts before you decide.
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