Today, April 18, is the deadline to file income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
According to an IRS news release, those who request an extension by April 18 will have until Monday, Oct. 17, to file a return.
There are some categories of taxpayers who do not have to request an extension, including disaster victims, taxpayers serving in combat zones and those living abroad. They will automatically have a longer time to file, according to the IRS news release.
When taxpayers pay all or part of their taxes electronically by April 18, they will automatically get an extension of time to file, according to the IRS. Although taxpayers may file up to six months later when they have an extension, taxes are still owed by the original due date, the IRS stated.
Kansas was not mentioned in the list of victims automatically eligible for an extension. The victims of December tornadoes and flooding were in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. These victims have until May 16 to file their 2021 returns and pay any tax due. Victims of Colorado wildfires and straight-line winds that began Dec. 30, as well as victims of severe storms, flooding and landslides that began on Feb. 4 in Puerto Rico, will have until June 15 to file and pay.
Military service members and eligible support personnel serving in a combat zone have at least 180 days after they leave the combat zone to file their tax returns and pay any tax due, according to the IRS. This includes those serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat zones.
U.S. citizens and resident alients who live and work outside the United States and Puerto Rico have until June 15 to file their 2021 tax returns and pay any tax due, according to the IRS news release. The June 15 deadline also applies to members of the military on duty outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico who do not qualify for the longer combat zone extension.
The tax deadline of April 18 was extended from April 15 because of the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of Columbia.
For more information, see https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/extensions-of-time-to-file-tax-returns-some-taxpayers-instantly-qualify.