Treasury and the IRS announced recently that the filing deadline for 2019 income tax returns is extended for individual taxpayers until July 15, 2020. THIS FILING RELIEF DOES NOT APPLY TO 2019 GIFT TAX RETURNS, WHICH ARE STILL DUE ON APRIL 15, 2020. Any filing extension for 2019 gift tax returns must be requested by application filed on or before April 15, 2020.