In a tweet at about 10 am Eastern Time this morning, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announced “We are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties.”
This has not posted to the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury Department newsroom at this time. Internal Revenue Code Section 6081 gives the treasury secretary the authority to grant a reasonable extension of time for filing any return. IRC 6161 allows the treasury secretary the authority to extend payment of taxes for periods less than six months, which Secretary Mnuchin did on Tuesday, March 17.
Oregon is, per a statement on the Revenews listserv yesterday, still considering whether and how to conform to these extensions.
Valerie Sasaki specializes in jurisdictional tax consulting, working closely with Fortune 50 companies involved in audits before the Oregon or Washington Departments of Revenue. She also works with business owners on tax, business, and estate planning issues in Oregon or Southwest Washington.
