Did COVID-19 Change My State Individual Income Tax Deadline?
Last Updated: May 8, 2020, at 4:33 p.m.
Important: The New Hampshire Interest & Dividend Tax is still due on April 15, 2020.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced on Friday, March 20, 2020 that the federal filing deadline was being moved to July 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many state departments of revenue have followed suit, so we have assembled this list of affected state individual income tax return deadlines. We will update this list as we receive new information.
Note: We are including quotes from state governors and departments of revenue announcing the updated deadline, as well as a link to the announcement.
- Alabama
"For an Affected Taxpayer, the due date for filing State Income Tax, FIET, and BPT returns and making State Income Tax, FIET, and BPT payments due April 15, 2020, is automatically postponed to July 15, 2020. There is no limitation on the amount of the payment that may be postponed."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Arizona
"The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) has announced it has moved the deadline for filing and paying state income taxes from April 15 to July 15, 2020 following direction today by Governor Doug Ducey."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Arkansas
"Governor Hutchinson announced the state deadline to file and pay individual income taxes has been extended to July 15, matching the federal extension."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - California
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Colorado
"The income tax payment deadline has been extended for all Colorado taxpayers by 90 days until July 15, 2020. All income tax returns that were required to be filed by April 15, 2020 are granted a six-month extension, and are due on or before October 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax FILING Deadline: October 15, 2020
Individual Income Tax PAYMENT Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Connecticut
"At the direction of Governor Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) is extending the filing and payment deadline for personal income tax returns 90 days, to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Delaware
"Personal income tax returns that would be due on April 30, 2020 will now be due on July 15, 2020. If a taxpayer needs additional time beyond the extended due date, taxpayers may request an extension requesting additional time to file through Revenue’s online system. This will provide an automatic extension of time to file to October 15, 2020. This requires the submission of Form 1027, available on the Division of Revenue website."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 (extension to October 15, 2020 available) - Georgia
"The Georgia Department of Revenue is automatically extending the 2019 income tax filing and payment deadline to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Hawaii
"The due date for filing 2019 State income tax returns due from April 20, 2020 to June 20, 2020 is postponed to July 20, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 20, 2020 - Idaho
"In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Little has extended the 2019 Idaho income tax filing and payment deadlines from April 15, 2020, to June 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: June 15, 2020 - Illinois
"The filing deadline for Illinois income tax returns has been extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Indiana
"Individual tax returns and payments, along with estimated payments originally due by April 15, 2020 are now due on or before July 15, 2020. Returns included are the IT-40, IT-40PNR, IT-40RNR, IT-40ES, ES-40 and SC-40."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Iowa
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 31, 2020 - Kansas
"[Governor] Kelly signed Executive Order #20-13, extending tax filing deadlines to July 15, 2020, and waiving any interest and penalties for returns and payments made on or before July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Kentucky
"The Kentucky Department of Revenue will ... [be] extending the 2019 Kentucky income tax return filing due date from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020 ... [and] Kentucky income tax payments due on April 15, 2020 are deferred for 90 days to July 15, 2020 ... however, interest still applies to the deferred income tax payments because Kentucky law prohibits the waiver of interest."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Louisiana
"Due to the public health emergency created by the coronavirus pandemic, the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) is extending the deadline for state income taxes to July 15, 2020. The extension applies to Louisiana individual, corporation, fiduciary and partnership income tax returns and payments."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Maine
"Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services Kirsten Figueroa announced that the State will extend the deadline for Maine income tax payments from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Maryland
"If the IRS extends its April 15th filing deadline for corporate and individual income tax returns, Maryland will conform to the decision of the IRS." (For a convenient graphic from the Maryland Department of Revenue explaining Maryland and federal tax deadlines, click here.)
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Massachusetts
"Pursuant to 'An Act to Address Challenges Faced by Municipalities and State Authorities Resulting from COVID-19' (the 'Act'), H.4598, enacted April 3, 2020, personal income tax returns and payments otherwise due April 15, 2020 are now due July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Michigan
"State of Michigan and city of Detroit income tax returns and payments due on April 15 are now due before midnight on July 15."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Minnesota
"We are providing additional time until July 15, 2020, for taxpayers to file and pay 2019 Minnesota Individual Income Tax without any penalty and interest."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Mississippi
"After consultation with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mississippi has extended the due date for filing income tax returns and making first quarter and second quarter estimated payments to July 15, 2020. This extension applies to Individual Income Tax returns, Corporate Income and Franchise Tax returns, and Fiduciary Income Tax returns."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Missouri
"Mirroring the federal guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service, the Missouri Department of Revenue announced today that it will provide special tax filing and payment relief to individuals and corporations in response to the COVID-19 outbreak."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Montana
"Governor Steve Bullock today extended the payment and filing deadlines for 2019 individual income taxpayers to July 15 in accordance with the new federal filing deadline."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Nebraska
"Governor Pete Ricketts announced that Nebraskans will have until July 15, 2020 to pay state income taxes. For Nebraskans impacted by COVID-19, this change will give them additional flexibility. Nebraskans who are not impacted by the virus should consider filing by the traditional April 15th date."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - New Jersey
"As part of our response, we have reached agreement that the state income tax filing deadline and the corporation business tax filing deadline will be extended from April 15th to July 15th."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - New Mexico
"New Mexico personal income tax returns and payments due between April 15, 2020 and July 15, 2020 may be submitted without penalty no later than July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - New York
"The Commissioner has extended the April 15, 2020, due date to July 15, 2020, for New York State personal income tax and corporation tax returns originally due on April 15, 2020. "
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - North Carolina
"In response to the extension of the federal April 15, 2020 deadline, the Department will automatically extend the time to file State income and franchise tax returns originally due on April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - North Dakota
"Individuals or businesses who are unable to file an income tax return or pay the tax by the April 15th deadline, can file and make payment through July 15, 2020, without penalty and interest."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Ohio
"The new deadline is July 15, an extension of approximately three months from the original deadline of April 15."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Oklahoma
"Oklahomans now have until July 15, 2020 to file and pay their 2019 Oklahoma income tax return."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Oregon
"The Oregon return filing due date for tax year 2019 is automatically extended from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020."
"The Oregon tax payment deadline for payments due with the 2019 tax year return is automatically extended to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Pennsylvania
"The Department of Revenue today announced the deadline for taxpayers to file their 2019 Pennsylvania personal income tax returns is extended to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Rhode Island
"In general, the relief provides three additional months to file returns and pay balances due. No penalties and no interest will apply to those who file on or before July 15, 2020."
Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - South Carolina
"The governor ... directed the Department of Revenue to conform the state’s income tax deadline to July 15th, which is the new federal income tax deadline. Other state taxes will remain delayed until June 1st, as previously ordered."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Tennessee
"The filing deadlines for Franchise and Excise Tax and Hall Income Tax returns originally due April 15, 2020, have been extended to July 15, 2020."
Note: Tennessee does not have an individual income tax, but it does impose an income tax on income earned from certain investments. According to the Tennessee DOR, "The Hall income tax is imposed only on individuals and other entities receiving interest from bonds and notes and dividends from stock."
Hall Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Utah
"By Utah statute, individuals have the same deadline to file and pay their 2019 taxes as the IRS, which is July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Vermont
"In addition to moving the deadline for filing Vermont income tax from April 15 to July 15, the Department will provide relief to businesses owing Meals and Rooms Tax and Sales and Use Tax by foregoing any penalty or interest for those who are not able to meet the March 25 or April 25 deadlines."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Virginia
"Any income tax payments due during the time period of April 1, 2020, to June 1, 2020, will now be due on June 1, 2020."
"All income tax filing deadlines remain the same, including the May 1, 2020 individual income tax filing due date. However, Virginia does already have an automatic, 6-month extension to file (7 months for certain corporations)."
Individual Income Tax FILING Deadline: May 1, 2020 (taxpayers are eligible for an automatic, 6-month extension)
Individual Income Tax PAYMENT Deadline: June 1, 2020 - Washington, D.C.
"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."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - West Virginia
"The deadline to file 2019 annual income tax returns for individuals, trusts or estates, and corporations has been extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020 - Wisconsin
"Both federal and Wisconsin income tax payment and return due dates are automatically extended to July 15, 2020. Wisconsin law will automatically extend time and waive interest and penalties for taxpayers due to a presidentially declared disaster."
Individual Income Tax Deadline: July 15, 2020
