Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government extended this year’s federal income tax filing deadline from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. If you need more time than the May 17 or June 15 deadlines, you can file for an extension to Oct. 15 with Form 4868.

Is the federal tax deadline going to be extended?

WASHINGTON ― The Department of the Treasury and IRS today announced the tax filing and payment deadline of July 15 will not be postponed. Individual taxpayers unable to meet the July 15 due date can request an automatic extension of time to file until Oct. 15.

Is the federal tax deadline extended to May 17?

State tax returns The federal tax filing deadline postponement to May 17, 2021, only applies to individual federal income returns and tax (including tax on self-employment income) payments otherwise due April 15, 2021, not state tax payments or deposits or payments of any other type of federal tax.

Is the tax deadline for 2020 extended to 2021?

2021 Tax Deadline Extension: What Is and Isn’t Extended? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government extended this year’s federal income tax filing deadline from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. This extension is automatic and applies to filing and payments. So if you owe taxes for 2020, you have until May 17, 2021.

When is the new federal tax filing date?

INFORMATION FOR… WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.

When is the extension for income tax filing?

On March 20, 2020, the IRS officially extended the federal income tax filing deadline from April 15 to July 15. That means taxpayers who owe money don’t need to file a tax return until this date, and if they owe money they don’t need to make payments until then.