The Internal Revenue Service is postponing the date for filing gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax returns and making payments until July 15, 2020, because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The IRS issued Notice 2020-20 on Friday, extending the relief it provided earlier this month on the tax-filing and payment dates for most other types of tax returns. The IRS also said the associated interest, additions to tax, and penalties for late filing or late payment will be suspended for the gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax until July 15.
Ryan Bowen is a principal at Deloitte Tax LLP in the International Services Group of the Washington National Tax Office. He joined Deloitte in 2017 following a seven-year career at the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel, International. While at the IRS he worked on guidance under Sections 367 and 721(c). He currently leads WNT's Pillar Two efforts and advises clients on general issues in outbound taxation.
John Delaney is the founder and chairman of Forbright Bank. He served three terms in the U.S. Congress where he was a member of the House Financial Services Committee. He has founded and led multiple businesses, including two New York Stock Exchange-listed financial services companies.
The relief is automatic and applies to any amounts due related to these types of returns. There’s no requirement to file for an extension and the three-month period between the original due date of April 15 and the new deadline of July 15 will be disregarded in terms of any interest, penalties or extra taxes for those who fail to file a Form 709 United States Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return by April 15.
Groups of tax and accounting professionals such as the American Institute of CPAs, the National Society of Accountants and the National Conference of CPA Practitioners have been pressing the IRS to provide additional forms of tax relief beyond the initial relief granted for tax payments from coronavirus victims.
