Updated on April 22, 2021 at 5:31 pm NBC Universal, Inc. The new tax filing deadline is May 17th. It was extended to give people more time to file after changes to tax law that took place during filing season. One of those changes exempted some unemployment benefits from federal taxes and gave some people pause. "I would encourage them to go ahead and file because I don't believe any new tax changes are coming down the pike at this point," said Ena Askia-Reese, a franchisee with Liberty Tax Service. Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.