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Internal Revenue Service Postpones Certain April 15 Federal Income Tax Payment Deadlines
March 18, 2020 Download PDF
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On March听13, 2020, President Trump issued an emergency declaration under the Robert听T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act[1] in response to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (鈥淐OVID鈥�19鈥�) pandemic (the 鈥淓mergency Declaration鈥�). The Emergency Declaration instructed the Secretary of the Treasury 鈥渢o provide relief from tax deadlines to Americans who have been adversely affected by the COVID鈥�19 emergency, as appropriate, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7508A(a).鈥� Secretary Mnuchin publicly announced on March听17, 2020 that individual taxpayers would be allowed to defer up to $1听million, and corporations would be allowed to defer $10听million for up to 90 days without penalties or interest.[2]
On March听18, 2020, pursuant to the Emergency Declaration and Section听7508A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020鈥�17 (the 鈥淣otice鈥�) to implement this payment delay.
For any person with a federal income tax payment due April听15, 2020 (an 鈥淎ffected Taxpayer鈥�), the Notice postpones the due date for federal income tax payments originally due on April听15, 2020 to July听15, 2020 for amounts up to:
- $10,000,000 for each consolidated group or for each C corporation that does not join in filing a consolidated return, and
- $1,000,000 for all other Affected Taxpayers regardless of filing status (e.g, the Applicable Postponed Payment Amount is $1,000,000 for both single individuals and married individuals filing a joint return).
Relief described in the Notice is available with respect to federal income tax payments (including payments of tax on self-employment income) due on April听15, 2020 in respect of an Affected Taxpayer鈥檚 2019 taxable year as well as federal estimated income tax payments due on April听15, 2020 in respect of an Affected Taxpayer鈥檚 2020 taxable year. There is no requirement that an Affected Taxpayer demonstrate any direct impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Notice does not provide an extension for the payment of any other type of federal tax or for the filing of any tax return or information return.
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[1]听听听听听 Pub. L. No.听100鈥�707 (1988).
[2]听听听听听 Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing (Mar.听17, 2020, 11:39听AM) ().