Trump Announces Delay of Tax Deadline for Virus Victims

Trump Announces Delay of Tax Deadline for Virus Victims
President Donald Trump attends the "White House Summit on Human Trafficking: The 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000" event in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 31, 2020 in Washington. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he will instruct the Treasury Department to allow individuals and businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus to defer their tax payments beyond the April 15 filing deadline.