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title: IRS Extends Tax Filing Deadline to July 15 as Coronavirus Spreads
description: After U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s announcement that the deadline for paying federal income taxes would be extended, the IRS released guidance on March 18 outlining the details. IRS Notice 2020-17 follows up on President Trump’s Emergency Declaration that, among other things, instructed Mnuchin to provide relief from tax deadlines for taxpayers adversely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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# [IRS Extends Tax Filing Deadline to July 15 as Coronavirus Spreads](https://www.meadenmoore.com/blog/tax/irs-extends-tax-filing-deadline-to-july-15-as-coronavirus-spreads)

 Written by [Jonathan Ciccotelli](https://www.meadenmoore.com/blog/tax/author/jonathan-ciccotelli) | Mar 20, 2020 3:32:11 PM

The IRS is moving its national income tax filing day ahead to July 15 as part of a growing effort to stem the financial pain from the coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced today.

The move gives Americans three more months to file their income tax returns. Mnuchin said the extension ordered by President Donald Trump will give “all taxpayers and business this additional time” to file returns and make tax payments “without interest or penalties.”

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