COVID-19 California State Tax Deadline Extension

This guide will provide information on the California State Tax Extension to help you submit a request in order to avoid penalties and interest.

Background

The State of California has allowed a deferred due date of June 30, 2020 for 2020 Quarter 1 State Taxes as part of relief efforts stemming from COVID-19. This includes State Income Tax, State Disability Insurance, State Unemployment Insurance, and Employment Training Tax.

Requirements

Companies are required to send a written request to the California Employment Development Division (EDD) before the new deadline of June 30, 2020, in order to avoid penalties and interest.

You can submit the request by using our below template header. You'll want to put it on your company letterhead, sign it and mail it to the California EDD.

If you have already deferred your taxes as of May 7, 2020, submit a case in the Help Community with the subject California Deferred State Taxes and the product name Payroll. If you have not deferred your California taxes as of May 7, 2020, and are interested in doing so, please provide a copy of the letter to us along with your request.

Template:

See below the California State Taxes Deadline Template.

Employment Development Department
PO Box 826880,
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001

RE: California State Payroll Reports and/or Deposit State Payroll Taxes (60 day grace period request)
        Quarter One Payment Extension (Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-25-20 Eff 3/4/20)

To Whom It May Concern:

Please consider this written request as our official notification to extend our State filings and payment remittance for 60 days in accordance with the above emergency regulation.  

  • Original due date for quarter one payment: April 30, 2020

  • Requested due date for quarter one payment : June 30, 2020.

Unless we are notified otherwise, we will timely file and remit payment for such filing on or before the June 30th due date for quarter one.


Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
(Your Name)

 

FAQs

If we do not send this letter to the State of California, are there any potential ramifications?

Yes - penalties and interest could apply. If you don't notify the state, they will not know that you're asking for an extended deadline.

Do we need to let Namely know that we have sent the letter?

Yes - once you have sent a letter, submit a case in the Help Community with the subject California Deferred State Taxes and the product name Payroll.

We have not deferred our California State Taxes with Namely yet. How do we provide a copy of this letter to Namely?

If you haven't deferred your taxes as of May 7, 2020, provide a copy of the letter along with our deferral form so that we may defer your taxes.