All taxpayers who had requested an extension for filing their income tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are required to submit their returns by October 15, Wednesday, despite the ongoing US government shutdown.

With the income tax filing deadline knocking at the door – the IRS clarified that taxpayers must ‘continue to file’, deposit and pay federal income taxes as they 'usually would.' “The lapse in appropriations does not change federal income tax responsibilities,” a spokesperson of the federal agency told CBS News.

What is the October 15 deadline?

Those taxpayers who have received an extension from the IRS, the deadline to file income tax returns is Wednesday, October 15.

Taxpayers who requested more time to file their 2024 tax returns earlier this year were grant

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