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As Florida begins its recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, this Oct. 4 edition of Advocacy Update is focused on our ongoing relief efforts and what we can do to match those in need with those who want to help.

With recovery efforts underway across the state, FICPA is here to support members throughout Florida who have been impacted by Hurricane Ian. Please take a moment to complete this member survey, so that we can take steps to provide assistance in the most-needed areas.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, President & CEO Shelly Weir submitted a formal request to Florida Department of Revenue Executive Director Jim Zingale asking for any and all tax relief that may be available from the Department.

If you have office space to share, or if you are displaced and in need of office space, fill out the appropriate form. An FICPA representative will contact you and match you with a fellow member needing space.

On Monday, Oct. 3, the FICPA sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requesting relief from the Oct. 17 Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) filing deadline.

As of Monday afternoon, we know that more than 6,000 of our fellow CPAs and accounting professionals in the FICPA have been directly impacted by Hurricane Ian. We are all in this together.

If you have good news you'd like to share about yourself, your firm or your employees and would like to be included in a future edition of CPAs in the Spotlight, please email communications@ficpa.org.

On Thursday, the IRS issued relief for the entire state of Florida. All counties are included in this relief. Individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Ian will have until Feb. 15, 2023, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period.

The FICPA on Friday sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig thanking the IRS for granting filing relief to citizens in Florida. In that letter, we requested additional guidance with respect to the Sept. 30 deadline for COVID-19 penalty relief.

On Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, the White House declared Hurricane Ian a Major Disaster, which releases additional aid to named counties and automatically extends tax-filing deadlines to the later of the original deadline or 60 days from the declaration date, which is Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

Victims of Hurricane Ian that began September 23 in Florida now have until February 15, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

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