While COVID-19 continues to cause panic across the United States, the federal government is not the only one attempting to mitigate the damage for both businesses and individuals. Many states have started to provide legislative and administrative guidance to help taxpayers navigate this pandemic.

Last week, President Trump announced that the federal income tax filing and payment deadlines would be extended to relieve taxpayers affected by the coronavirus. While the President did not provide a date for a filing extension, the Treasury and IRS announced earlier this week it would extend the payment window to July 15, 2020,  but did not extend the filing deadline. Today, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced, at the direction of the President, that both the filing and the payment deadline would be moved to July 15, 2020. While some states had already extended their own filing deadlines, many more are expected to follow the federal government’s lead.

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