Georgia Individual Income Tax Deadline extended

April 15, is normally tax day but the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) recently announced, in conformance with the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that the state is automatically extending the 2020 individual income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021, without penalties or interest.  Like the IRS, the relief provided by this extension is only for tax year 2020 individual state income tax payments and state individual income tax returns due on April 15, 2021.  Individual taxpayers do not need to file forms or call DOR to qualify for this automatic tax filing and payment extension.  Please note that state estimated income tax payments due on April 15, 2021, are not included in the extension. These estimated payments are still due on April 15.  Additionally, no extension is provided for the filing, payment, or deposit of any other type of state tax (including employee withholding and sales tax) or for the filing of any state information returns.  Although the individual income tax deadline has been extended 32 days, taxpayers are encouraged to file their returns any time before the May 17, deadline. As a reminder, DOR issues most refunds within 21 days.  In accordance with state law, the Revenue Commissioner may extend tax deadlines since there has been a presidentially declared disaster.