2022 Tax Deadline Moves to April 18

The Internal Revenue Service is giving filers a few more days to file their income this year. The IRS officially announced that the deadline for filing 2021 tax returns will be April 18, 2022.

The IRS indicated on its website that the deadline has been moved from April 15 to April 18, due to the celebration of Emancipation Day.

Emancipation Day marks the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Act in 1862 to free those who were enslaved in the District of Columbia. The holiday is still recognized in Washington D.C.

Emancipation Day is celebrated annually on April 16, but this year it falls on a Saturday. Rather than observe the holiday on the weekend, it will be moved to Friday which happens to fall on April 15. Observing it on Friday means the tax deadline moves to Monday.

The IRS hasn’t said when it will start processing tax returns. Last year, processing was delayed until mid-February because the agency was in the midst of sending out stimulus payments. Businesses, however, must mail tax forms to their employees by January 31.

KPGZ News - Brian Watts contributed to this story