If you’re one of the many who has been putting off doing your taxes (and I feel your pain), the deadline is fast approaching.

Perhaps you were just waiting for the right collection of tips to guarantee that you complete your taxes correctly and get all the money back that you have coming to you. BusinessWeek offers a number of tips for procrastinators, and the very first one is going to be reason enough for many to finally wade in:

Along with all the practical reasons to get cracking, this year there’s a financial incentive as well, says Kathy Harrison-Suits, a federally licensed, enrolled agent with Summit Capital Advisors in Tacoma, Wash. “In order to qualify for your tax stimulus rebate, you have to file your tax return. There’s one more reason to get it done sooner rather than later,” she says. Tax rebates will range from $300 to $1,500 for most households, but they won’t be mailed until your return is filed with the IRS. So stop beating yourself up, and get to work. “It’s normal to procrastinate, everybody does it,” she notes.

One thing I didn’t see them mention was tax software. As an owner of a couple of businesses, I could not even begin to imagine the unending hell tax preparation would be without my Turbo Tax Home & Office. While it may seem a bit pricey (I think it was around $80 this year), it’ll pay for itself not only from a sanity standpoint, but also more than likely by helping you to get a bigger return back, or owe less.

And, it’s a business deduction. There’s something kind of cool about a piece of software that can deduct itself.