IRS extends tax deadline due to Florida hurricanes – Geocolor image in the eye of hurricane (Hurricane Milton not pictured) – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Trong Nguyen
After last year’s disastrous Hurricane Milton, the IRS is offering people and businesses in Florida until May 1 to complete different federal tax forms and make payments.
The IRS verified to Local 10 News Monday that the extension now applies to all Florida taxpayers, even though it was first announced in October 2024 for certain counties affected by the catastrophe.
The extended deadline, which includes filing 2023 tax returns with valid extensions, 2024 filings due in March or April 2025, and quarterly anticipated payments due in January and April 2025, is applicable to anyone residing in the state or operating a business there, according to officials.
According to the IRS, this compensation also applies to taxpayers impacted by past storms, such as Hurricane Debby and Hurricane Helene.
Florida’s extended tax deadline joins those of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and a number of Tennessee and Virginia counties.
Individual, corporation, partnership, estate, and some nonprofit files are among the many types of returns and payments that are automatically extended, provided that their initial due dates were between October 5, 2024, and May 1, 2025.
Additionally, Floridians may elect to include losses from disasters on their 2023 or 2024 tax returns. FEMA disaster declaration number FEMA-3622-EM should be cited when doing so.
The IRS is providing impacted taxpayers with tax filing and payment assistance as well as a waiver of expenses for copies of prior returns.
According to a news release from the IRS, “affected taxpayers who participate in a retirement plan or individual retirement arrangement may be eligible for additional relief.”
See IRS.gov’s disaster relief section for additional information. Call the IRS catastrophe hotline at 866-562-5227 if you are a taxpayer who lives outside of Florida but was impacted in any other way, such as if you have tax records kept in the state.
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