Tax Due Date Emancipated from April 15 - Three More Days to File Your Tax Return

Posted in Articles, Tax Highlights January 2011

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For Tax Season 2011, the due date for the “April 15 returns” for Tax Year (TY) 2010 is April 18, 2011.

Although April 15 falls on a friday in Tax Season 2011, Washington, DC will observe the Emancipation Day holiday on that day. All federal and municipal offices will be closed.

Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in DC, is observed annually on April 16. Under DC statutes, if a legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the holiday is observed the preceding non-holiday day.

Under §7503 of the IRC, when the last day for “performing any act” falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the performance of that act is considered timely if it is performed on the next succeeding day that does not fall on a weekend or legal holiday. “Legal holiday” for this purpose includes a legal holiday in Washington, DC. Thus, individual tax returns and all returns that are normally due on April 15 will be considered timely filed if they are in fact filed on or before April 18, 2011. Many states are expected to comply with the due-date change but not all have confirmed. Illinois will be recognizing the April 18 due date.

For further information please contact Jennifer Perfect Toyloy at 312-980-3280 or your Blackman Kallick representative.

This publication is part of Blackman Kallick’s marketing of professional services, and is not written tax advice directed at the specific facts and circumstances of any person and/or entity. Contents of this publication are of a general nature, and you should not act on this information without obtaining professional advice from your business advisor that is appropriately tailored to your individual needs and circumstances. This written advice is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.


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This publication is part of Blackman Kallick’s marketing of professional services, and is not written tax advice directed at the specific facts and circumstances of any person and/or entity. Contents of this publication are of a general nature, and you should not act on this information without obtaining professional advice from your business advisor that is appropriately tailored to your individual needs and circumstances. This written advice is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code.