This also includes workers assisting the relief activities who are affiliated with a recognized government or philanthropic organization. Taxpayers qualifying for relief who live outside the disaster area need to contact the IRS at 86. In addition, the IRS will work with any taxpayer who lives outside the disaster area but whose records necessary to meet a deadline occurring during the postponement period are located in the affected area. However, if an affected taxpayer receives a late filing or late payment penalty notice from the IRS that has an original or extended filing, payment or deposit due date falling within the postponement period, the taxpayer should call the number on the notice to have the penalty abated. Thus, taxpayers need not contact the IRS to get this relief. The IRS automatically provides filing and penalty relief to any taxpayer with an IRS address of record located in the disaster area. Details on available relief can be found on the disaster relief page on IRS.gov.
In addition, the IRS is waiving late-deposit penalties for federal payroll and excise tax deposits normally due on or after Aug. 31 deadline for quarterly payroll and excise tax returns. The IRS noted, however, that because tax payments related to these 2016 returns were originally due on April 18, 2017, those payments are not eligible for this relief.Ī variety of business tax deadlines are also affected including the Oct. For individual tax filers, it also includes 2016 income tax returns that received a tax-filing extension until Oct.
16, 2018 deadlines for making quarterly estimated tax payments. 31, 2018, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until Jan. The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Aug. Currently, 18 counties are eligible, but taxpayers in localities added later to the disaster area will automatically receive the same filing and payment relief. The IRS is now offering this expanded relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA), as qualifying for individual assistance. "The IRS will continue to closely monitor the storm's aftermath, and we anticipate providing additional relief for other affected areas in the near future."
"This has been a devastating storm, and the IRS will move quickly to provide tax relief to hurricane victims," said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. 16, and businesses with extensions that run out on Sept. This includes an additional filing extension for taxpayers with valid extensions that run out on Oct. 31, 2018, to file certain individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. WASHINGTON –– Hurricane Harvey victims in parts of Texas have until Jan. See also the IRS Hurricane Harvey Information Center In Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Brazoria, Burleson, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, Dallas, De Witt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Lee, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Polk, Refugio, Sabine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Tarrant, Travis, Tyler, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, and Wharton Counties.