Taxpayers have until Wednesday, April 15, 2026, to file their 2025 tax returns and pay any tax due. The IRS expects to receive about 164 million individual income tax returns this year, with most taxpayers filing electronically.
For individuals, the last day to file your 2025 taxes without an extension is April 15, 2026. You can submit Form 4868 to request an extension to file later during the year. The last day to file your tax return isn't the only important tax deadline to know, however.
The due date to file your California state tax return and pay any balance due is April 15, 2026. However, California grants an automatic extension until October 15, 2026 to file your return, although your payment is still due by April 15, 2026. No application is required for an extension to file.
For U.S. federal taxes, the main e-filing deadline for Tax Year 2025 returns is generally April 15, 2026, but the IRS closes for the year on December 26, 2025, so you must file by then or request an extension (Form 4868) for an October 15, 2026, filing deadline, paying any taxes due by April 15, 2026, to avoid penalties. Deadlines shift if April 15 falls on a weekend/holiday; for 2025, the individual e-file period for Tax Year 2024 (filed in 2025) closed in late December 2025, while the Tax Year 2025 filing season for most returns began in late January 2026, with the main deadline in April 2026.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has pushed the tax-audit report due date to 10 November 2025 and the ITR filing deadline for audit cases to 10 December 2025, giving businesses and professionals extra time to finish audit work and file returns.
The IRS e-file shutdown 2025 will start on December 26 and last until it reopens in January 2026.
If you don't file your tax return by the October 15 extension deadline, the IRS charges a failure-to-file penalty of 5% per month (up to 25%) on unpaid taxes, plus a failure-to-pay penalty (0.5% per month), and interest on the total amount due, potentially leading to significant costs, though you can request penalty abatement for reasonable cause, and if you're owed a refund, you generally won't face penalties but risk losing your refund if you wait too long (usually over 3 years).
The IRS urges those who must file returns by the Oct. 15 deadline – midnight tomorrow – to e-file their returns; electronic filing options are available as are electronic payment options.
If you lodge your own tax return after the 31 October and it results in a tax bill, payment is still due by 21 November and interest can be imposed from that date.
No. A government shutdown does not change tax deadlines. Even during extended shutdowns: Tax law remains in effect.
The IRS $600 rule refers to a change in reporting requirements for third-party payment apps (like Venmo, PayPal) for taxable income from goods and services, where platforms must send a Form 1099-K if you receive over $600 in a year, intended to capture gig economy/side hustle income, though delays and phased implementation have adjusted the timeline, with current rules for 2024 using a higher threshold ($5,000) before fully phasing to $600 for future years, but remember all taxable income, regardless of form, must always be reported.
Failure-to-File Penalty
This penalty is typically 5% of the unpaid taxes for each month your return is late, up to a maximum of 25%. If your return is more than 60 days late, the minimum penalty is either $510 (for 2025) or 100% of the tax due—whichever is less.
What is due by October 15 this year? IRS income tax return: Your IRS taxes for the year can no longer be e-filed after this date. A tax extension could reduce your penalties if you filed one by April 15. Estimate potential late payment penalties here; file even if you can't pay and see tips on paying taxes.
If the automatic six-month extension is still not enough time for you to file, how many tax extensions can you file? You can request an additional extension of time to file taxes beyond the six-month period, but you cannot ask for multiple tax extensions.
Taxpayers that request an extension by the April 15 tax filing due date will have until Oct. 15 to file without penalties. An extension gives extra time to file, but it does not give taxpayers extra time to pay if they owe. Taxpayers are obligated to pay taxes due on April 15, 2025, to avoid penalties and interest.
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You can avoid a penalty by filing and paying your tax by the due date. If you can't do so, you can apply for an extension of time to file or a payment plan.
From October 1 to November 12, 2025, the federal government of the United States was shut down as Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the 2026 fiscal year.
Yes, many individual provisions of the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) from 2017 are set to expire at the end of 2025, reverting tax law to pre-2017 levels unless Congress acts, with key changes including the standard deduction, SALT deduction cap, and estate tax rules set to change, although legislation like the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) has since extended some of these cuts into the future, changing the original expiration cliff.
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