IRS Postpones Deadline for Paying and Reporting Excise Taxes Related to Unpaid Minimum Required Contributions for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Plans | Practical Law
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Announcement 2020-17, which postpones until January 15, 2021, the deadline for reporting and paying excises taxes related to unpaid minimum required contributions (MRCs) to single-employer defined benefit plans. According to the IRS, this relief is needed to align the excise tax deadline with the delayed deadline under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for making MRCs.