Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin just announced on Twitter that the tax filing deadline is being moved from April 15th to July 15th. It was previously announced that the tax payment deadline was postponed to July 15th, and now they’ve switched the tax filing deadline to July 15th as well. You don’t need to file a tax return for another few months.
At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties.
— Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) March 20, 2020
Mnuchin followed up with a tweet encouraging those who are eligible for a refund to file sooner and get their refund now.
I encourage all taxpayers who may have tax refunds to file now to get your money.
— Steven Mnuchin (@stevenmnuchin1) March 20, 2020
Note: this extension is for federal taxes. For state waivers, consult this list. Most states were mirroring the federal rule, I believe, and we’ll probably see them mirror it again with this filing extension.
