The IRS Will Delay the 2021 Income Tax Filing Deadline to Mid-May

The Internal Revenue Service is extending the tax deadline by a month. According to a breaking news story from USA Today:

“While the IRS has not confirmed the date yet, the new federal tax-filing deadline appears to be changing from April 15 to May 17, according to a joint statement from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-New Jersey.”

Stay tuned for the official announcement and more detail as soon as it is available.