IRS extends federal income tax filing deadline to July 15

  • March 20, 2020
  • Maria Montie, CPA, MST, CVA, MAFF

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday said that the deadline for filing tax returns is being moved from April 15 to July 15, after his department earlier this week similarly extended the due date for tax payments amid the coronavirus.

The announcement comes after lawmakers and tax preparers pressed Mnuchin to extend the filing deadline.

The Treasury Department and IRS released guidance on Wednesday that allows individuals and corporations to defer tax payments from April 15 to July 15, but had kept the deadline to file returns at April 15.