IRS Urged by House Democrats to Extend Tax Filing Deadline

House Ways and Means Democrats call on the Internal Revenue Service to extend the tax return filing season beyond April 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• “It has come to our attention that, due to the ongoing pandemic, many Americans continue to face the same challenges that necessitated extending the filing season last year,” lawmakers say in letter to Commissioner Chuck Rettig
• Related: Ways and Means Republicans Press IRS on Tax Return Backlog

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