You’ve Got Two More Days to File Your Tax Return

Posted in 30 Second Ideas, Articles, Tax Highlights February 2012

Keywords: tax, tax planning

For Tax Season 2012, the due date for “April 15 returns” for Tax Year (TY) 2011 is April 17, 2012.

April 15 falls on a Sunday in Tax Season 2012, which under most circumstances would push the due date to Monday, April 16. However, Washington, DC will observe Emancipation Day on the sixteenth, and all federal and municipal offices will be closed. Consequently, April 17 is the official IRS due date for all returns normally due on April 15.

Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in DC, is observed annually on April 16. 

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 weekday that is not a legal holiday. “Legal holiday” refers to a legal holiday in Washington, DC. Thus, individual tax returns and all returns that are normally due on April 15 will be considered timely if they are filed on or before April 17, 2012. Many states are expected to comply with the due date change but not all have confirmed. Illinois will be recognizing the April 17 due date.

For further information please contact Jennifer Perfect Toyloy at jtoyloy@BlackmanKallick.com or 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.