Rhode Island and Connecticut are home to beautiful beaches, but they’re also notorious for serious winter storms. This past year, parts of both states faced severe storms and flooding that destroyed businesses and left some people homeless.
If you live in one of these states and were affected by a severe storm, you may qualify for IRS storm deadline extensions. Thanks to these extensions, you have several extra months to file your taxes.
The IRS storm extension deadlines cover:
Taxpayers in these designated disaster areas now have until June 17, 2024, to file and pay their taxes. IRS storm deadline extensions apply to:
In Rhode Island, those who had an extension to file their 2022 returns also have until June 17, 2024, to do so. However, payments due last spring aren’t eligible for relief because they were due before the disaster occurred.
If you live or have a business in a disaster area and have uninsured or unreimbursed disaster-related losses, the IRS allows you to claim them on your current-year or prior-year return. You have up to six months after the due date of your federal tax return to make this election.
If you make contributions to an IRA or another retirement plan, you may be able to take a special disaster distribution that’s not subject to the typical 10% early withdrawal penalty. Consult your plan’s rules to determine whether you’re eligible to take a penalty-free early withdrawal.
Taxpayers without an address in the designated disaster areas generally aren’t eligible for the extension. However, the IRS understands that some people have unique circumstances and may make an exception in these cases.
If you don’t have an address in the disaster area because you moved there after filing your return, the IRS might charge you a penalty for filing your return late. You can call the number on your late payment penalty notice to have the charge forgiven.
If you live outside the disaster area but have the records necessary to qualify for an extension, you can call the IRS at (866) 562-5227.
Have more questions about IRS storm deadline extensions? Not sure whether you live in a designated disaster area? If you need guidance or would like an attorney to look over your tax returns, call Levy & Associates at (800) TAX-LEVY today. Our tax pros will determine whether you qualify for the extension so you can avoid penalties from the IRS.
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