U.S. Tax Filing Deadline extended due to COVID-19

Well, we all have one less thing to worry about. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on March 17th that taxpayers are getting a three-month extension for filing and paying their 2019 taxes.

2019 taxes due July 15, 2020

Although you now have until July 15th to file, if you think you might be getting a refund, it would be smart to file sooner rather than later. This way, you can have your refund in hand this spring.

Typically, the IRS issues refunds for electronically filed tax returns within three weeks. For returns filed on paper, you can expect about a six-week wait. Sign up for direct deposit to get your refund even quicker and – since a lot has been going wrong lately – to avoid having your refund check get lost in the mail.