IRS delays tax-filing date to july 15, matching payment deadline

Re:IRS delays tax-filing date to july 15, matching payment d... by bironran on Friday March 20, 2020 @12:05PM (#22638691)

www.irs.gov shows conflicting info - on the main page there's a link to "Coronavirus Tax Relief" page that has the new deadline on it. However, also on the main page there's a link to "File Your Tax Return" page that still says April 15th. Left hand and right hand?

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Re:IRS delays tax-filing date to july 15, matching payment d... by grimjack00 on Friday March 20, 2020 @12:14PM (#22638756)

Note that at the news release link, they have bolded payment. So, you still have to file by April 15, but if you owe, the payment is not due until July 15.

Edit: and now I see that the tweet re: filing was just this morning, so website change may be later today. But, do they want to do a production deploy on Friday? :)

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Re:IRS delays tax-filing date to july 15, matching payment d... by anticensor on Friday March 20, 2020 @02:34PM (#22640180)

This is government. They could do on Sunday midnight if they wish.

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Re:IRS delays tax-filing date to july 15, matching payment d... by adrianmonk on Friday March 20, 2020 @01:42PM (#22639555)

> on the main page there's a link to "Coronavirus Tax Relief" page that has the new deadline on it.

No, it has the PAYMENT deadline extension on it, not the FILING deadline extension. As of writing this, it says, "Payment Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020".

Today's announcement is, as the HN title says, an extension of the filing deadline to match the already-extended payment deadline.

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Re:IRS delays tax-filing date to july 15, matching payment d... by icedchai on Friday March 20, 2020 @08:20PM (#22643103)

This is a non-event. Anyone can get a filing deadline. Just file for an extension.

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