The state of Connecticut has extended the filing and payment deadlines for several state tax returns until July to align with recent federal changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) on Tuesday afternoon announced it extended the filing and payment dates for individual, trust and estate, pass-through entity, gift tax, unrelated business income and corporation taxes until July 15. The changes comply with extensions recently issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), DRS said.
A complete list of tax filing/payment extensions and forms can be found on the DRS website.
“In general, Connecticut tax filings are based on submission of the corresponding federal return,” said Acting Revenue Services Commissioner John Biello. “The filing and payment extensions announced by DRS today keep Connecticut in line with recent federal updates and, in these difficult circumstances, offer taxpayers and tax professionals clarity and more time to prepare their returns,” Biello continued.
The DRS extensions come weeks after the agency delayed filing and payment deadlines for hundreds of millions of dollars in sales and room occupancy taxes that were due last month.
The decision to extend the monthly payments due March 31 to May 31, follows an executive order signed Monday by Gov. Ned Lamont that aims to provide relief for small businesses statewide amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
