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Tax Extension Deadline: File Your 2020 Return Today to Avoid Penalties

The tax extension deadline is here. Even though the original tax return filing deadline was pushed back from April 15 to May 17 this year, the due date for filing an extended return didn't change – it's still October 15. That's today! So, if you requested an extension to file your 2020 tax return, but you haven't filed yet, you need to take care of that in the next few hours if you want to avoid IRS penalties.

There are exceptions to today's tax extension deadline, though. If you're living abroad

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