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Tax Deadlines Accidentally Got Turned Off for Three Years. Now What?
WASHINGTON—Oops. So it turns out that Congress may have turned off tax-filing and payment deadlines for more than three years.
A federal court ruled late last year that the tax code’s relaxed rules for disaster victims—combined with presidential disaster declarations during the Covid-19 pandemic—paused required deadlines between Jan. 20, 2020 and July 10, 2023. The ruling means that the traditional April 15 payment date and other required deadlines didn’t actually matter during that period—if the ruling stands after possible appeals.
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