IRS Provides Transfer Tax Extensions

Over the past few weeks, the IRS has provided numerous extensions due to the Covid-19 virus outrbreak. These included Notice 2020-17, Notice 2020-18, and Notice 2020-20. Some relief was provided for gift and generation-skipping transfer tax return filings and payments under Notice 2020-20.

Late last week, additional extensions were granted in Notice 2020-23 aimed at estate and generation-skipping tax returns and payments (and certain gift tax payments and returns) due on or after April 1, 2020 and before July 15, 2020 - these extensions are to July 15, 2020:

• Estate and generation-skipping transfer tax payments and return filings on Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, 706-NA, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, 706-A, United States Additional Estate Tax Return, 706-QDT, U.S. Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic Trusts, 706-GS(T), Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for Terminations, 706-GS(D), Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for Distributions, and 706-GS(D-1), Notification of Distribution from a Generation Skipping Trust (including the due date for providing such form to a beneficiary).
• Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, filed pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2017-34.
• Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property from a Decedent and any supplemental Form 8971, including all requirements contained in section 6035(a) of the Code.
• Gift and generation-skipping transfer tax payments and return filings on Form 709, United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return that are due on the date an estate is required to file Form 706 or Form 706-NA.
• Estate tax payments of principal or interest due as a result of an election made under sections 6166, 6161, or 6163 and annual recertification requirements under section 6166 of the Code.

The notice also address other returns and payments, including various Forms 1040, Forms 1120, Form 1065, Forms 1041, Forms 990-T, and estimated taxes.

Notice 2020-23