Walk-in services at all DRS branch office locations remain suspended. Email DRS at drs@po.state.ct.us. Email the Priority One Taxpayer Assistance Program: DRSPriorityOne_CollectionsAssist@po.state.ct.us. Please check our Frequently Asked Questions page.

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05/28/2020

DRS Reminds Taxpayers of June 1 Deadline: Filing and Payment Due Date for Sales and Room Occupancy Tax

(Hartford, CT) - The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) is reminding taxpayers, including small businesses, that the following returns and payments are due Monday, June 1, 2020:

  • Sales Tax and Room Occupancy Tax returns for the month of April 2020.
  • Sales Tax and Room Occupancy Tax returns for the month of February, and the month of March 2020, for those taxpayers who qualified for an automatic extension of time to file and pay related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Quarterly Sales Tax and Room Occupancy Tax filers with returns and payments for the quarter ending March 31, 2020, for those taxpayers who qualified for an automatic extension of time to file and pay related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Connecticut Sales Tax and Room Occupancy Tax are trust taxes that are collected on behalf of the State of Connecticut. Taxpayers must file their returns and pay the associated taxes electronically through the DRS Taxpayer Service Center at https://portal.ct.gov/DRS/TSC/TSC-Online.

Questions
The DRS website includes answers to many questions, and a Frequently Asked Questions page that is updated regularly. Taxpayers may contact DRS by e-mail at DRS@po.state.ct.us. To reach DRS by phone during normal business hours – Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - call 860-297-5962 (from anywhere); 800-382-9463 (within CT, outside Greater Hartford area only); or 860-297-4911 (Hearing Impaired, TDD/TT users only).

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For immediate release                      

May 28, 2020


Contact: Jim Polites
Email:  james.polites@po.state.ct.us
Phone:  860-297-5606