The IRS has extended the tax deadline to help those in California who suffered from the January flooding.
The IRS has extended this year’s tax deadline for individuals and businesses in San Diego County. KPBS Reporter Melissa Mae tells us how it works.Internal Revenue Service
IRS spokesman Raphael Tulino said the extension is being given to areas that were affected by the January flooding as designated by the“Generally speaking, when there are disasters declared by FEMA, IRS takes its cue from that to provide tax relief in and around the disaster area and those affected by it,” Tulino said. “That could be flooding, storms — anything you can think of all around our country.”The last time this happened was during the wildfires back in 2019.
The extension is available to individuals, businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The IRS automatically provides extension and penalty relief to any taxpayer with an IRS address of record located in the disaster area. But Tulino said taxpayers should file before that October deadline if they can.
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