2010 Deadline Extended
The IRS opened the 2011 tax
filing season by announcing
that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns. The IRS
reminded taxpayers impacted by recent tax law changes that using e-file is the
best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get faster refunds. Taxpayers will
have until Monday, April 18 to file their 2010 tax returns and pay any tax due
because Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls
this year on Friday, April 15. By law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax
deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers
will have three extra days to file this year. Taxpayers requesting an extension
will have until Oct. 17 to file their 2010 tax returns. The news release also
explains the delay in filing for some taxpayers during 2011.
