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Maine’s income tax payment deadline extended to July 15, 2020

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AUGUSTA – Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa announced today that the State will extend the deadline for Maine income tax payments from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020. The change aligns with the Federal government’s recent extension of the Federal tax filing deadline to July 15, 2020.

“It is my hope that moving back this deadline will help provide a measure of relief to Maine people who are struggling to make ends meet as a result of COVID-19,” said Mills in a statment. “The Congressional actions in recent days make this move appropriate and practical.”

“Aligning Maine’s tax filing and payment deadlines with the federal government and waiving late fees and interest payments will ease the number of things that Maine businesses and taxpayers have to think about during this difficult time,” said Figueroa.

The State extended the payment deadline of April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. This includes any final and estimated Maine income tax payments due by April 15, 2020. Any failure-to-pay penalties and interest will be abated for the period of April 16, 2020, through July 15, 2020.

The extended filing deadline for Maine income tax returns is automatically tied to any federal extension. Therefore, the filing deadline of April 15, 2020, for 2019 Maine income tax returns, is automatically extended to July 15, 2020. This includes Form 1040ME (Maine Individual Income Tax Return), Form 1041ME (Maine Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts), and Form 1120ME (Maine Corporate Income Tax Return).

Sales tax and payroll payments will continue as normal. For questions about Maine income tax, contact Maine Revenue Services (MRS) at (207) 626-8475 or visit the MRS website at www.maine.gov/revenue.

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7 Comments

  1. Big difference between doing what’s right versus doing what you’re forced to do. Thank you for waking up 1 term.

  2. How is this comment relevant? Or are you just a troll ready to say anything negative about what the state and Gov. Mills is doing to try to help us Mainers through this tough time. I think she is doing a great job through all this craziness. I also hope she will be in for 2 terms.

  3. How about, “Thank you, Governor Mills, for you thoughtful insight and action on the needs of the people of Maine- both the citizens who use its services, and the government employees who provide them. With your leadership we will get through this by continuing to do what is right and prudent.”

  4. Since the federal tax deadline was already pushed to july it seems a no-brainer to extend state tax deadline.Let’s not give to much credit to our one term gov..

  5. To those above who think the filing deadline was changed because the Governor had a change of heart and it was no way politically motivated, I have a bridge I’d love to sell you.
    Stay safe everyone

  6. To those above who think others aren’t mocking the way you toadies fall all over Trump and LePage need to eat a bridge. Sounds corny, huh?

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