IRS Extends Tax Deadlines To Oct. 16 For Taxpayers In California, Alabama & Georgia Disaster Areas

Tax day is April 18 this 12 months, however now, disaster-area taxpayers in most of California and components of Alabama and Georgia have till Oct. 16, 2023, to file varied federal particular person and enterprise tax returns and make tax funds. The IRS beforehand postponed the deadline to Could 15 for these areas. The IRS is providing aid to any space designated by the Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA) in these three states. There are 4 totally different eligible FEMA declarations, and the beginning dates and different particulars range for every of those disasters. The present checklist of eligible localities and different particulars for every catastrophe are at all times out there on the catastrophe aid web page on IRS.gov.

The extra aid postpones till Oct. 16, varied tax submitting and fee deadlines, together with these for many calendar-year 2022 particular person and enterprise returns. This consists of: Particular person revenue tax returns, initially due on April 18; Numerous enterprise returns, usually due on March 15 and April 18; and returns of tax-exempt organizations, usually due on Could 15.

Amongst different issues, because of this eligible taxpayers can even have till Oct. 16 to make 2022 contributions to their IRAs and well being financial savings accounts. As well as, farmers who select to forgo making estimated tax funds and usually file their returns by March 1 will now have till Oct. 16, 2023, to file their 2022 return and pay any tax due.

The Oct. 16 deadline additionally applies to the estimated tax fee for the fourth quarter of 2022, initially due on Jan. 17, 2023. Which means taxpayers can skip making this fee and as a substitute embrace it with the 2022 return they file, on or earlier than Oct. 16. The Oct. 16 deadline additionally applies to 2023 estimated tax funds, usually due on April 18, June 15 and Sept. 15. It additionally applies to the quarterly payroll and excise tax returns usually due on Jan. 31, April 30 and July 31.

The IRS catastrophe aid web page has particulars on different returns, funds and tax-related actions qualifying for the extra time. Taxpayers within the affected areas don’t must file any extension paperwork, and they don’t must name the IRS to qualify for the prolonged time.

The IRS robotically gives submitting and penalty aid to any taxpayer with an IRS deal with of document situated within the catastrophe space. Due to this fact, taxpayers don’t must contact the company to get this aid. Nevertheless, if an affected taxpayer receives a late submitting or late fee penalty discover from the IRS that has an authentic or prolonged submitting, fee or deposit due date falling throughout the postponement interval, the taxpayer ought to name the quantity on the discover to have the penalty abated.

As well as, the IRS will work with any taxpayer who lives exterior the catastrophe space however whose information obligatory to fulfill a deadline occurring throughout the postponement interval are situated within the affected space. Taxpayers qualifying for aid who dwell exterior the catastrophe space must contact the IRS at 866-562-5227. This additionally consists of employees aiding the aid actions who’re affiliated with a acknowledged authorities or philanthropic group.

People and companies in a federally declared catastrophe space who suffered uninsured or unreimbursed disaster-related losses can select to assert them on both the return for the 12 months the loss occurred or the return for the prior 12 months. See Publication 547, Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts for particulars.

The tax aid is a part of a coordinated federal response to the injury brought on by these storms and is predicated on native injury assessments by FEMA. For data on catastrophe restoration, go to disasterassistance.gov.