The Internal
Revenue Service in IR-2020-109 reminded people who live and work abroad that they have
until Wednesday, July 15, 2020, to file their 2019 federal income tax return
and pay any tax due. The usual deadline is June 15.
This extension was included in
a wide range of Coronavirus-related relief announced in early April. The
extension generally applies to all taxpayers who have an income tax filing or
payment deadline falling on or after April 1, 2020, and before July 15, 2020.
This means that anyone,
including Americans who live and work abroad, nonresident aliens and foreign
entities with a U.S. filing and payment requirement, have until July 15 to file
their 2019 federal income tax return and pay any tax due. Visit
IRS.gov/Coronavirus for details.
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Need more time beyond July
15?
Individual taxpayers who need additional time to file beyond the July 15
deadline can request a filing extension to Oct. 15 in one of two ways:
- Filing
Form 4868 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return..
- Submitting an electronic payment with Direct Pay, Electronic Federal Tax Payment System or by debit, credit card or digital wallet options and selecting Form 4868 or extension as the payment type. The automatic extension of time to file will process when taxpayers pay all or part of their taxes, electronically, by the July 15 due date.
Businesses that need additional
time to file income tax returns must file Form 7004 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time To
File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns.
Combat zone extension
Members of the military qualify for an additional extension of at least 180 days to file and pay
taxes if either of the following situations apply:
- They
serve in a combat zone or they have qualifying service outside of a combat
zone or
- They
serve on deployment outside the United States away from their permanent
duty station while participating in a contingency operation. This is a
military operation that is designated by the Secretary of Defense or
results in calling members of the uniformed services to active duty (or
retains them on active duty) during a war or a national emergency declared
by the President or Congress.
Deadlines are also extended for
individuals serving in a combat zone or a contingency operation in support of
the Armed Forces. This applies to Red Cross personnel, accredited
correspondents, and civilian personnel acting under the direction of the Armed
Forces in support of those forces.
Spouses of individuals who served in a combat zone or contingency operation are generally entitled to the same deadline extensions with some exceptions.
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