IRS Extends Individual Tax Deadline
On Wednesday, March 17, the IRS announced that the 2020 individual income tax filing deadline will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021.
IRS Operations Limited Due to COVID-19
Due to the pandemic, the IRS has been forced to limit staff to only mission-critical functions. While tax returns and refunds continue to be processed, matters that are customarily handled over the phone have become more challenging.
The CARE Act
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act. The rollout of certain relief provisions like the SBA loan program for wage, rents and utilities may take several weeks to be up and running. Again, with the regular caveat that things are moving fast, here is a list of the CARES Act provisions that we believe to be particularly applicable to small business owners and individual taxpayers:
Individuals Get COVID-19 Tax And Other Relief
Taxpayers now have more time to file their tax returns and pay any tax owed because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Treasury Department and IRS announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020.