Tax Day

Tax Day
Observed byUnited States
TypeNational
SignificanceDue date for federal individual income tax returns
Date
  • April 15 (Monday through Thursday)
  • April 17 (Tuesday; April 15 is Sunday, and Monday is a holiday)
  • April 18 (Monday; April 15 is Friday, and Friday is a holiday)
  • April 18 (Tuesday; April 15 is Saturday, and Monday is a holiday)
2024 dateApril 15 (Monday)
2025 dateApril 15 (Tuesday)
2026 dateApril 15 (Wednesday)

In the United States, Tax Day is the day on which individual income tax returns are due to be submitted to the federal government.[3] Since 1955, Tax Day has typically fallen on or just after April 15. Tax Day was first introduced in 1913, when the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified.

The date is delayed if it conflicts with a weekend or public holiday such as Emancipation Day. Natural disasters or public health emergencies, most recently the COVID-19 pandemic, also delay Tax Day when they prevent filing taxes on time. State income agencies often delay their own submission deadlines to remain in common with that of the federal government. The federal government may set a different deadline for certain states, as it did when Patriots' Day conflicted. Many anti-tax protests have been deliberately organized on Tax Day, with the Tea Party protests being one of the most prominent.[4][5]

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  3. ^ Terrell, Ellen (December 2020) [February 2004]. "Income Tax Day". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "AFP: Anti-Obama 'tea party' protests mark US tax day". April 19, 2009. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Fox teas up a tempest - POLITICO". May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2024.