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FLORIDA - The IRS has extended the federal tax filing deadline to May 1st for Florida and Georgia residents and businesses affected by recent hurricanes.
In the wake of hurricanes that impacted Florida and Georgia, the Internal Revenue Service has announced an extension of federal tax filing deadlines to May 1st, 2025, for individuals and businesses located in the affected areas.
The extension was made public on October 11th, 2024, and offers temporary relief to taxpayers dealing with the aftermath of Hurricanes Debby and Helene.
According to the IRS, the deadline shift applies automatically to residents and businesses in disaster-declared zones across both states.
The extended deadline now includes 2024 tax returns originally due in March or April 2025, as well as fourth-quarter estimated payments for 2024 that would normally be due on January 15, 2025.
First-quarter estimated tax payments for 2025, due April 15th, are also postponed.
Additionally, payroll and excise tax filings for the quarters ending October 31st, 2024; January 31st, 2025; and April 30th, 2025, are now due in May.
The relief also covers certain calendar-year corporations and tax-exempt organizations whose 2023 returns were on extension through October 15th, 2024.
However, the IRS clarified that payments related to 2023 returns—originally due in April 2024—are not eligible for postponement since they predate the hurricanes.
Taxpayers do not need to take any action to qualify for this extension; eligibility is determined automatically by address.
Those who live outside the designated disaster zones but were affected can contact the IRS for individual consideration.
More information is available on the IRS website.