The IRS announced that April 18 would be the deadline to file your tax return. However, there are some exceptions to that deadline. First of all, you may have opted for filing an extension until October 16, 2023. In that case, they allow you to file your tax return later but you must have paid any taxes you owed the IRS.
Apart from those who have filed an extension, the IRS provides those who have suffered a natural disaster with a longer filing window. In this way, you will have extra time to gather all the information you need. Of course, this disaster must be included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency list. There are three.
Disaster-area citizens with tax liability in most parts of California, as well as some parts of Alabama and Georgia, can file until October 16, 2023. Apart from enjoying a wider tax season, they will be able to pay taxes until that date too. It does not matter if it is a business tax return or an individual one said the IRS.
What if you were hit by a storm in some parts of Arkansas?
The IRS recently informed that people who suffered the consequences of the storm in Arkansas have a filing extension. Their deadline will be until July 31, 2023. This deadline extension is for those who have to file business or individual tax returns. Besides, you will also be able to make tax payments.
This extra time is to help those who live in Corss, Lonoke, Pulaski, or any other areas that have been included later on by the IRS. It is of vital importance that when you have lost everything due to a natural disaster you have some time to get back on track. Otherwise, they might not be able to file or pay taxes on time.
Apart from the aforementioned places, there are other deadline extensions as well. That is the case for people living in certain areas of Indiana. Just like people in Arkansas, they have until July 31, 2023. Individual and business tax returns get the extension in these counties White, Sullivan, Owen, Morgan, Monroe, Lake, Johnson, Howard, Grant, Clinton, Allen, and Benton.
Is there an IRS deadline extension in some parts of Mississippi?
Not only will storm victims in Mississippi get IRS deadline extensions, but they will also get tax relief. These terrible tornados and storms took place last March 24 and 25. Once more, their new deadline will be July 31. It will be possible to file their tax returns whether they are businesses or individuals. Payments as well.
This IRS tax relief will only be available for people living in certain counties. In this case, only four counties qualify to get this extension. Carroll, Sharkey, Humphreys, and Monroe are the only places to be able to file and pay taxes until the end of July 2023. New York storm victims now also have some extra time to file returns.
Their IRS deadlines are not that long though. Those counties that were hit by the storm between December 23-28 in Suffolk, St. Lawrence, Niagara, Genesee, and Erie, have until May 15, 2023. They can pay taxes and file until that deadline. Even if it is not that long, it allows them to get some time to gather information.
What is the IRS deadline extension if you live in Tennessee and are a victim of the storms?
Some parts of Tennessee had severe storms, tornados, and terrible wind. Those places include Wayne, Tipton, Rutherford, MacNairy, Lewis, Macon, Haywood, Hardeman, Hardin, and Cannon. Their new IRS deadline to file and pay the taxes they owe will be July 31, 2023. This natural disaster took place on March 1 onward.
Moving on to the information regarding the state of California there are more than 40 counties included in this IRS and FEMA list. So, if your county was hit by extreme weather conditions it is more than likely that you live in a designated area. As for the state of Georgia, this tax relief is for Troup, Spalding, Pike, Newton, Meriwether, Jasper, Henry, Crisp, and Butts.
Last but not least, those who live in Alabama and are a designated disaster area also have until October 16 to file and pay. However, this deadline extension is just for some counties. It is for Autaga, Tallapoosa, Sumter, Barbour, Morgan, Chambers, Conecuh, Mobile, Coosa, Hale, Dallas, Greene and Elmore.