Advocacy Alert: IRS extends tax-filing relief to all of Florida through May 1, 2025
October 11, 2024
By FICPA Governmental Affairs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Friday announced that all taxpayers in Florida now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments following a series of storms including Hurricanes Milton, Helene and Debby.
Per the IRS announcement: "Individuals and businesses in six counties that previously did not qualify for relief under either Hurricane Debby or Hurricane Helene will receive disaster tax relief beginning Oct. 5, 2024, and concluding on May 1, 2025. They are Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and St. Lucie.
"In addition, individuals and businesses in 20 counties previously receiving relief under Debby, but not Helene will receive disaster tax relief under Hurricane Milton, from Aug. 1, 2024, thru May 1, 2025. They are Baker, Brevard, Clay, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lake, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia counties.
"As a result, affected taxpayers in all of Florida now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, including 2024 individual and business returns normally due during March and April 2025 and 2023 individual and corporate returns with valid extensions and quarterly estimated tax payments."
We have been in regular contact with the IRS, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Florida Department of Revenue for weeks with respect to applicable tax-filing relief. We remained in close contact with all three organizations before, during and after the arrival of Hurricane Milton to ensure swift action.
We continue to advocate on your behalf and will send member communications as needed following any additional extension announcements.