Several U.S. states impacted by natural disasters have been granted an emergency tax filing extension by the IRS.

In an announcement by the IRS, the state of Arkansas has been granted an emergency tax filing extension to November 3 after deadly tornadoes and storms hit the state last week.

Taxpayers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina have also been granted an extension to May 1.

Tennessee and several  West Virginia counties were granted an extension until November 3.

Los Angeles County in California previously announced its taxpayers have an Oct. 15 deadline after teh county was hit by deadly wildfires earlier in the year.

The IRS has announced a tax deadline extension for 13 states due to natural disasters in those areas.

Two of those states are in our region.

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— NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) April 15, 2025

Here’s what News Nation reported:

Following an IRS announcement that residents and business owners in Arkansas can receive a tax deadline extension, residents in all or parts of 13 states can file after the Apr. 15 deadline.

Following severe storms in the Razorback State, the extension was applied to all taxpayers in Arkansas, with the deadline now postponed to Nov. 3.

The storms hit Arkansas last week, just weeks after tornadoes hit the area. As a result of similar destruction across the United States, deadlines have been extended in several states.

To qualify for the extension, in some cases, you need to be a taxpaying resident or business owner of an affected state.

All taxpayers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina are eligible for an extension and have a deadline of May 1.

Taxpayers in parts of Alaska, New Mexico and Virginia also share that deadline.

Arkansas, Tennessee and various West Virginia counties have a Nov. 3 deadline. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County, California, taxpayers have an Oct. 15 deadline.

Millions of taxpayers have been granted an automatic extension on the federal tax-filing deadline after being struck by natural disasters. https://t.co/A7BLzQvTLW

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 14, 2025

Per News Channel 5:

The IRS has announced a tax deadline extension for those in Kentucky and Tennessee impacted by the recent severe weather.

This is because the states are considered a disaster zone right now after straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding earlier this month on April 2.

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The IRS is automatically providing the extension to Nov. 3 to anyone whose address on file is within Tennessee’s 95 counties.

Penalties for failing to make payroll and excise tax deposits due on or after April 2, 2025, and before April 17, 2025, will also be abated if the deposits are made by April 17, 2025.
The IRS also extended the deadline for 11 other states due to natural disasters in those areas. All taxpayers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and certain locations in Alaska, New Mexico, and Virginia have until May 1 to file their returns.

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