IRS & FTB: Disaster-area Taxpayers now have until October 16, 2023

May 15 tax deadline extended to October 16, 2023 for California, Alabama, and Georgia disaster area taxpayers.   Previously, the deadline had been postponed to May 15 for these areas.

The additional relief postpones until October 16, 2023 various federal individual and business tax returns and tax payments etc. 

The IRS announced tax relief for Californians affected by these winter storms. Taxpayers affected by these storms qualify for an extension to October 16, 2023, to file individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments. This includes:

• Individuals whose tax returns and payments are due on April 18, 2023.
• Quarterly estimated tax payments due January 17, 2023, April 18, 2023, June 15, 2023, and September 15, 2023.
• Business entities whose tax returns are normally due on March 15 and April 18.
• PTE Elective Tax payments due on June 15, 2023.

The following counties are eligible for this extended tax relief, per the IRS announcements on  01-10-23 and 01-24-23: 

Residents and businesses in Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, and Yuba counties who have been affected by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides are eligible for tax relief.

Please refer to IRS and FTB for the most recent updated list of counties.

The IRS news release is available at:

IRS: May 15 tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for disaster area taxpayers in California, Alabama and Georgia | Internal Revenue Service

FEMA disaster declaration number, FEMA-4683-DR (January 24, 2023)

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-tax-relief-for-victims-of-severe-winter-storms-flooding-landslides-and-mudslides-in-california

FEMA disaster declaration number, FEMA-3591-EM (January 10, 2023)

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-tax-relief-for-victims-of-severe-winter-storms-flooding-and-mudslides-in-california

The CA FTB news release is available at:

Emergency Tax Relief

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/file/when-to-file/Emergency-tax-relief.html