Planning ahead of the taxman.

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Accountants are at the head of the line when it comes to filing personal income tax returns. In a survey by Robert Half Management Resources, Menlo Park, Calif., a provider of senior-level accounting and finance professionals on a project and interim basis, 67% of chief financial officers say they submit their taxes in the first three months of the year. Not all respondents act as quickly, however, as one in four waits until April to file.

CFOs were asked, "When do you typically file your personal income taxes?" Their responses: January (14%), February (32%), March (21%), between April 1 and April 14 (17%), on April 15 (8%), and after April 15 with an extension (6%).

"CFOs don't have the luxury of putting off financial reporting deadlines in business, and not surprisingly...