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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 32 Sec. 5868

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Taxes appointed under section 3101 of this title or any officer or employee of the Department authorized by the Commissioner (directly or indirectly by one or more redelegations of authority) to perform the functions mentioned or described in this chapter. See
  • Month: shall mean a calendar month and "year" shall mean a calendar year and be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See
  • tax liability: includes the liability for all amounts owing by a taxpayer to the State of Vermont under this chapter. See
  • Taxpayer: means a person obligated to file a return with or pay or remit any amount to this State under this chapter. See

§ 5868. Extension of time for filing of returns

The Commissioner may extend the time within which a taxpayer is required to file a return. The Commissioner shall extend the time for filing a taxpayer’s Vermont income tax return to the extended date for filing the United States income tax return if the taxpayer has been granted either an automatic or a good cause extension of time for filing the United States income tax return, except that the time for filing a corporation‘s Vermont income tax return shall be extended to one month after the extended date for filing the United States income tax return. An extension of the time in which to file a return will not result in a corresponding extension of the time for the payment of the tax liability with respect to which the return is filed. (Added 1966, No. 61 (Sp. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1966; amended 1979, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1981, No. 191 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. May 31, 1990; 1991, No. 67, § 5, eff. June 19, 1991; 2019, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Oct. 8, 2020.)