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IRS extends tax filing deadline to July 15 as coronavirus spreads, Mnuchin says

Source: cnbc.com - Mar 20, 2020

The IRS is extending the federal income tax filing deadline to July 15 as part of a growing effort to stem the financial pain from the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced Friday.

The move gives Americans three months more than they normally would have to file their income tax returns for the 2019 tax year, without incurring interest or penalties.

President Donald Trump later Friday said that “hopefully” by the time the new deadline arrives “people will be getting back to their lives.”

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