Bloomberg is reporting that the IRS will delay the September 23rd extended deadline for filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (Form TD F 90-22.1, or FBAR) until October 15th. The extension (of an extension) was requested by numerous accountants and attorneys who are dealing with large numbers of requests to file under the IRS’ voluntary amnesty program.
Do note that this is, for now, just a report of, “[A] government official familiar with the program,” and is not a confirmed IRS announcement. I would expect confirmation (or a denial) tomorrow.
Update: The IRS confirmed this morning the extension until October 15th. The IRS also stated that there will be no further extensions.