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District of Columbia Extends Tax Filing Deadline, Matches IRS

Dated Mar. 25, 2020

SUMMARY BY TAX ANALYSTS

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and to conform with the IRS's extension for federal tax returns, the District of Columbia extended the deadline to July 15, 2020, for taxpayers to file and pay their 2019 individual and fiduciary income tax returns, partnership tax returns, and franchise tax returns.

Mayor Bowser and Chief Financial Officer DeWitt Announce 2019 Tax Filings and Payment Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020

Monday, March 23, 2020

(Washington, DC) — Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt announced that the deadline for taxpayers to file and pay their 2019 District of Columbia individual and fiduciary income tax returns (D-40, D-41, and D-40B), partnership tax returns (D-65), and franchise tax returns (D-20, D-30) is extended to July 15, 2020. This means taxpayers will have an additional 90 days to file and pay from the original deadline of April 15, 2020.

The Internal Revenue Service has also extended the federal filing and payment deadline to July 15, 2020.

The Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) encourages taxpayers who are able to file their returns electronically to do so. For additional information, please contact OTR's Customer Service Center at (202) 727-4TAX (4829).

For the latest information and resources on COVID-19, go to coronavirus.dc.gov.

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