Federal income tax filing deadline extended: federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. Individual taxpayers can also postpone federal income tax payments for the 2020 tax year due on April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. Individual taxpayers who need additional time to file beyond the May 17 deadline can request a filing extension until Oct. This relief does not apply to estimated tax payments that are due on April 15, 2021. These payments are still due on April 15.
Multilingual Communication:​ This year for the first time, Form 1040 is available in Spanish. New Schedule LEP, Request for Change in Language Preference. Use new Schedule LEP to state a preference to receive written communications from the IRS in a language other than English. New Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, has been streamlined for the tax year 2020 and is now available in 6 languages in addition to English. Recent changes to retirement plans: The CARES Act waived the required minimum distributions (RMDs) during 2020 so seniors and retirees, including beneficiaries with inherited accounts, were not required to take money out of IRAs and workplace retirement plans.

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News releases: More Economic Impact Payments set for disbursement in coming days; taxpayers should watch the mail for paper checks, debit cards (English & Spanish) IRS, Treasury disbursed 90 million Economic Impact Payments from the American Rescue Plan (English & Spanish). Tax Day for individuals extended to May 17: Treasury, IRS extend filing and payment deadline (English & Spanish). IRS expands help to taxpayers in multiple languages with new forms, communication preferences (English & Spanish).Tax Time Guide: IRS reminds taxpayers of recent changes to retirement plans (English & Spanish)
Fact Sheet: Updated details about the third round of Economic Impact Payments (English & Spanish)

 Tax Tips: Things taxpayers should know when choosing between standard and itemized deductions (English & Spanish). Taxpayers can start the new tax year off right by checking their withholding. Available in 6 languages (English | Spanish | Chinese-Traditional | Korean | Russian | Vietnamese)
Statement: IRS Statement - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (English & Spanish)
Publication: Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax (English | Spanish | Chinese-Simplified | Chinese-Traditional | Korean | Russian | Vietnamese)
A Closer Look: IRS Employees Step Up to Help Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic (English & Spanish)
IRS Video: IRS Tax Withholding Estimator (English | Spanish | ASL)