IRS plans to extend tax filing deadline to mid-May

[mystery-ak]

IRS plans to extend tax filing deadline to mid-May
By Naomi Jagoda - 03/17/21 02:28 PM EDT

he IRS is planning to extend the tax-filing deadline to mid-May, according to two top House Democrats.

A news release Wednesday from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) states that the deadline will be moved from April 15 to May 17.

The development comes after Neal, Pascrell and other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pressed for an extension of the April 15 deadline in recent weeks.


“This extension is absolutely necessary to give Americans some needed flexibility in a time of unprecedented crisis,” Neal and Pascrell said. “Under titanic stress and strain, American taxpayers and tax preparers must have more time to file tax returns. And the IRS itself started the filing season late, continues to be behind schedule, and now must implement changes from the American Rescue Plan."

Bloomberg News first reported the development.

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https://thehill.com/policy/finance/543673-irs-plans-to-extend-filing-deadline-to-mid-may-report

[Wingnut]

My CPA said this would happen a few weeks ago. 

[Fishrrman]

Sent my taxes in already.

I hope the IRS doesn't mishandle and lose them, as they did with my 2019 taxes last year...

[GtHawk]

Damn straight they will, how else will all those illegals Biden invited in have time to get their get their IRS tax ID so that they like those before them can file for a generous refund they never earned courtesy the American Tax payer.

[mystery-ak]

IRS announces extension of filing deadline to May 17 per The Hill