CT.gov Home drs-beta Current: Press Releases Latest News Press Releases Statutory Reports Annual Reports Meet Commissioner Boughton Search Department of Revenue Services Search the current Agency with a Keyword Filtered Topic Search Press Releases Date Title 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