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IRS Provides Additional Hurricane Relief

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The IRS is providing additional relief for taxpayers in any area the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has designated as a major disaster area in the wake of Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael. Among the steps the IRS has taken is to further extend the Oct. 15 extension deadline.

Hurricane Florence

For certain taxpayers affected by Hurricane Florence, the IRS extended deadlines that apply to filing returns, paying taxes and performing certain other time-sensitive acts. The extension applies to deadlines — either an original or extended due date — that occurred on or after Sept. 7, 2018 and before Jan. 31, 2019.

  • North Carolina counties: Allegany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Dare, Duplin, Granville, Greene, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Union, Wayne, Wilson and Yancey.
  • South Carolina counties: Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter and Williamsburg.
  • Virginia counties: Henry, King and Queen, Lancaster, Nelson, Patrick, Pittsylvania, and Russell counties and the independent cities of Newport News, Richmond and Williamsburg.

Hurricane Michael

For certain taxpayers affected by Hurricane Michael, the IRS has extended deadlines that apply to filing returns, paying taxes and performing certain other time-sensitive acts.

  • Florida counties: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla and Washington. The extension applies to deadlines — either an original or extended due date — that occurred on or after Oct. 7, 2018 and before Feb. 28, 2019.
  • Georgia counties: Baker, Bleckley, Burke, Calhoun, Colquitt, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Emanuel, Grady, Houston, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lee, Macon, Miller, Mitchell, Pulaski, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Treutlen, Turner, Wilcox and Worth. The extension applies to deadlines — either an original or extended due date — that occurred on or after Oct. 9, 2018 and before Feb. 28, 2019.