Tax day is April 15. Of course you knew that already. But for people across nine states, taxpayers are going to get a bit more time.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a reminder on Friday that those who are filing from areas where disaster declarations took place in 2024 get until May 1 to file.
Disaster declarations are issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The IRS keeps a running list of those that lead to tax relief on a dedicated page.
For the April 15 filing deadline, people living in the following areas will be given an extension to May 1 due to disasters that took place over the course of 2024:
- Taxpayers in the entire states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
- Alaska – The City and Borough of Juneau
- New Mexico – Chaves County
- Tennessee – Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties
- Virginia – Albemarle, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland and Botetourt counties; Bristol City; Buchanan, Buckingham, Carroll and Charlotte counties; Covington City; Craig County; Danville City; Dickenson and Floyd counties; Galax City; Giles, Grayson, Greene, Lee, Madison, Montgomery and Nelson counties; Norton City; Patrick, Pittsylvania and Pulaski counties; Radford City; Roanoke City; Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe counties
Additionally, people in the following areas have even longer to file:
- Oct. 15, 2025, for Los Angeles County in California, related to the January wildfires.
- Nov. 3, 2025, for all of Kentucky and Boone, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne and Wyoming counties in West Virginia.
Further extensions to file can be made by requesting additional time, but taxpayers will only get an extension on filing their paperwork. They still must pay anything owed by the above deadlines, according to the IRS.
Information on filing an extension can be found here. The IRS recommends extension requests be filed by April 15.
For additional information on tax extensions for those in disaster areas, visit this link.
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