New York State Will Follow IRS Tax Deadline Extensions

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a measure changing the state’s tax law to match any deadline extensions by the IRS.

The bill (S. 8398B/A9461), sponsored by state Sen. John Liu (D), is intended to allow the state’s tax authorities to match any postponements of deadlines by the federal government to provide residents with additional time to file.

After the destruction of records by Hurricane Ida, the Internal Revenue Service granted an extension to file tax returns originally due on Oct. 15 to Jan. 3. New York granted the same state tax extension.

When the IRS ...