On Mar. 14, US IRS offered filing, payment relief to WV storm victims.
US IRS offered filing, payment relief to victims in parts of West Virginia due to severe storms, flooding, landslides, mudslides that began on Feb. 15, 2025, see #245387.
Overview
Tax payers in FEMA designated disaster areas will now have until Nov. 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make required tax payments.
Penalties for failing to make payroll and excise tax deposits due on or after Feb. 15, and before Mar. 3, 2025, will be abated as long as the deposits were made by Mar 3.
Individuals and businesses in a federally declared disaster area who suffered uninsured or unreimbursed disaster-related losses can choose to claim them in 2024 or 2025.
Additional relief may be available to affected taxpayers who participate in a retirement plan / individual retirement arrangement, allowed for additional qualified distributions.
US IRS automatically provides filing, penalty relief to any taxpayer with IRS address of record located in disaster area; taxpayers do not need to contact agency to get relief.
