IRS Extended 2011 Tax Season Deadline to April 18

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the filing deadline until April 18 to file their 2010 tax returns. The reason is that Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls this year on Friday, April 15. By law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have three extra days to file this year. Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Oct. 17 to file their 2010 tax returns.