Connecticut State Department of Revenue Services

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Press Releases

02/06/2020 State Officials Urge Consumers to be Cautious When Filing Taxes
03/16/2020  Effective Immediately: DRS Extends Filing Deadline for Certain Annual State Business Tax Returns
03/20/2020 Connecticut Personal Income Tax Returns  Filing and Payment Deadline Extended to July 15, 2020
03/30/2020 Connecticut's Single Use Plastic Bag Fee Temporarily Suspended
03/30/2020 State Extends Filing and Payment Deadlines for Sales Tax and Room Occupancy Tax
04/02/2020 DRS Extends April 15 Filing and Payment Deadline for Connecticut Gift Tax Returns
04/14/2020 DRS Extends Filing, Payment Deadlines for Certain State Tax Returns to Align with Federal Changes
04/17/2020 DRS Announces Priority One Taxpayer Assistance Program
04/18/2020 DRS Reminder: File Your Connecticut Individual Income Tax Returns Electronically 
05/05/2020 DRS extends application deadline for municipalities to submit locally approved Neighborhood Assistance Act proposals
05/08/2020 DRS extends deadlines for filing certain administrative protests and tax appeals
05/26/2020 DRS Reminds Taxpayers of Services Available
05/28/2020 DRS Reminds Taxpayers of June 1 Deadline: Filing and Payment Due Date for Sales and Room Occupancy Tax
06/26/2020

Governor Lamont Encourages Participation in Statewide VITA Program to Combat Financial Insecurity During COVID 19 Pandemic
06/26/2020 Reminder: Single Use Plastic Bag Fee Suspension Set to Expire June 30th
07/07/2020 Reminder: Connecticut Individual Income Tax Returns and Payments Due July 15th
07/14/2020 Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Free Support  Remains Available For Taxpayers To File 2019 Taxes and Receive Economic Impact Payments
07/16/2020 DRS Reminder: Application deadline for municipalities to submit Neighborhood Assistance Act proposals is July 31st
08/04/2020 Did You Miss the July 15th tax filing deadline? File Your Connecticut income tax return as soon as possible
08/06/2020 Attorney General Tong, Department Of Revenue Services Acting Commissioner John Biello Warn Connecticut Residents: Don't Fall Victim To Illegitimate Mailings
08/12/2020 Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut's 2020 Sales Tax Free Week Runs August 16 22
09/21/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Connecticut's New Online State Tax Filing System
09/28/2020 DRS Reminder: Due Date for Certain State Tax Returns September 30, 2020
10/09/2020 DRS Reminder: October 15th is deadline to file Connecticut individual income tax returns on extension
12/11/2020 Governor Lamont Appoints Mark Boughton as Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services
12/14/2020

As complaints spike and more shopping is done online, Consumers are reminded to make holiday returns or exchanges as soon as possible
12/30/2020 Governor Lamont Commits an Additional 31 Million To Support Nursing Homes