Victims of the major storm affecting several Northeastern states on Monday, April 16 will have two additional days to file their tax returns beyond the April 17 tax deadline, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.Many states are following the federal guidelines, so check with your state to see if they are following the extended deadline.
Taxpayers directly impacted by the storm have until midnight April 19 to meet their tax filing obligations without incurring late filing and payment penalties.
Across the Northeast, there have been power outages and public transportation problems making it difficult in some cases, if not impossible, for some taxpayers and tax professionals to meet the April 17 filing deadline.
“Because this unusually forceful storm hit within 24 hours of the filing deadline, we are giving affected taxpayers 48 additional hours,” IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson said.
Affected taxpayers can mark their paper tax returns with the words “April 16 Storm.” Taxpayers who e-file their returns can use their software’s “disaster” feature, if available.
Taxpayers can keep up to date by visiting the IRS.gov Web site and clicking on “Newsroom.”
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Extended
The IRS has announced that they will extend the deadline to submit tax returns until midnight Thursday for those affected by this week's nor'easter.
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