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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:20 PM Mar 2020

U.S. Postpones April 15 Tax Payments for 90 Days for Most Americans

Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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U.S. Postpones April 15 Tax Payments for 90 Days for Most Americans

Coronavirus disruption prompts tax agency to extend deadline, waive interest and penalties

By Richard Rubin, Laura Saunders and Andrew Restuccia
Updated March 17, 2020 12:59 pm ET

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government will postpone the April 15 tax-payment deadline for millions of individuals, giving Americans another 90 days to pay their 2019 income-tax bills in an unprecedented move.

The IRS, using authority under President Trump’s national-emergency declaration, will waive interest and penalties as well, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said at the White House Tuesday. The delay is available to people who owe $1 million or less and corporations that owe $10 million or less, Mr. Mnuchin said.

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The U.S. government will postpone the April 15 tax-payment deadline for millions of individuals, giving Americans another 90 days to pay their 2019 income tax bills in an unprecedented move


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U.S. Postpones April 15 Tax Payments for 90 Days for Most Americans (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 OP
Preparing the $44 Trillion excuse bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #1
Wow. Each day this gets more surreal. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #2
Truly. bluewater Mar 2020 #4
I did mine awhile ago.. ananda Mar 2020 #3
How about they also cannabis_flower Mar 2020 #5
but you still have to file by 4/15 ? dweller Mar 2020 #6
You STILL have to file by April 15. Just any payments are allowed delay. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2020 #7
Thanks. This is an important distinction. question everything Mar 2020 #8
Useless half-assed measure ramapo Mar 2020 #9
Those folks can file for a 6 month extension n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #10
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