Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, #FLDOR Department of Revenue Executive Director Jim Zingale issued an emergency order to extend filing deadlines for certain Florida corporate income tax (CIT) payments and returns. Order of Emergency Waiver/Deviation #20-52-DOR-003 extends the following due dates:

For entities with a fiscal year ending December 31, 2019:

· The May 1, 2020, due date for Florida CIT returns is extended to August 3, 2020.

· The May 1, 2020, due date for Florida CIT payments is extended to June 1, 2020.

· The due date to submit a request for extension of time to file the return and make any tentative payment is extended to June 1, 2020.

For taxpayers who have additional questions, the Department has established a dedicated team to address tax-related issues pertaining to #COVID-19 and created an email address, COVID19TAXHELP@floridarevenue.com