Politics & Government
Tax Deadlines Extended Due to Marathon Bombings
State and federal authorities say they want to give individuals impacted by the bombings more time to file their taxes.
Due to the Boston Marathon bombings, two deadlines to file income taxes have been extended for the Boston area.
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has extended the deadline to file income tax returns to April 23, according to the DOR. The extension applies to anybody impacted by the bombings. The DOR extended the deadline saying they wanted to give anybody impacted by the Boston Marathon bombings more time to file. The original deadline was Tuesday, April 16.
Also, the federal Internal Revenue Service has extended its income tax return filing deadline to July 15, according to its website. The extensions applies to Suffolk County residents, vitctims, victims’ families, first responders and individuals who live outside of Suffolk County who were impacted by the event. Winchester, however, is in Middlesex County.
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The new deadline also applies to tax preparers impacted by the blasts.
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