Federal tax filing deadline moved to July 15

Move announced in tweets by U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin

Published March 20, 2020 by Richard Foster

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has moved tax filing deadlines from April 15 to July 15, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced Friday in a pair of tweets. Virginia state tax returns are still due on May 1, but the state is granting a one-month extension for payment of individual and corporate state income taxes by June 1.

“At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15,” Mnuchin posted. “All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties. … I encourage all taxpayers who may have tax refunds to file now to get your money.”