The IRS reassured victims today that it is prepared to offer the tax-related assistance they require to recover from the devastating hurricanes that have ravaged Florida and the Southeast in recent weeks. The IRS automatically gives taxpayers whose address of record is in a disaster-area locality more time to file returns and pay taxes. Currently, taxpayers in the entire states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and parts of Tennessee and Virginia, who received extensions to file their 2023 returns have until May 1, 2025, to file. Tax-year 2023 tax payments are not eligible for this extension. In addition, May 1 is also the deadline for filing 2024 returns and paying any tax due.
In the wake of a disaster, victims can find a
wealth of information on IRS.gov to assist them in navigating common
situations. Disaster victims can call the agency’s disaster hotline at 866-562-5227. The hotline is reserved for taxpayers with
questions about disasters. Additionally, the IRS encourages affected taxpayers
to review all federal disaster relief at DisasterAssistance.gov.
