Tax Deadline Extended to April 18th For Filing 2016 Tax Returns
The filing deadline to submit 2016 tax returns is Tuesday, April 18, 2017, rather than the traditional April 15 date. See IRS’s Tax Calendar here.
Generally, April 15 of each year is the due date for filing your federal individual income tax return. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day. In 2017, April 15 falls on a Saturday, and this would usually move the filing deadline to the following Monday, April 17. However, Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia, will be observed on that Monday, which pushes the nation’s filing deadline to Tuesday, April 18, 2017.
Under the tax law, legal holidays in the District of Columbia affect the filing deadline across the nation.