TORNADO VICTIMS TAX FILING DEADLINES

Tornado victims tax filing deadlines. Victims of tornadoes in parts of Tennessee will have until May 16, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. This is the same relief already provided to storm victims in Kentucky. Following the FEMA emergency declarations, the IRS is providing this relief to taxpayers affected by storms, tornadoes, and flooding that took place starting on December 10 in parts of Illinois and Tennessee. Currently, relief is available to affected taxpayers who live or have a business in Bond, Cass, Coles, Effinham, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Pike, and Shelby counties in Tennessee. But the IRS will provide the same relief to any other localities designated by FEMA in these or neighboring states. Any questions about how this tax relief works can be answered by calling a Tax Resolution Company, 1-888-689-7861.The current list of eligible localities is always available on the disaster relief page on IRS.gov, including numerous counties in Kentucky announced last week. Tornado victims tax filing deadlines.

The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on December 10. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until May 16 to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period. This includes 2021 individual income tax returns due on April 18, as well as various 2021 business returns normally due on March 15 and April 18. Among other things, this means that affected taxpayers will have until May 16 to make 2021 IRS contributions. In addition, farmers who choose to forgo making estimated tax payments and normally file their returns by March 1 will now have until May 16, 2022 to file their 2021 return and pay any tax due. The May 16 deadline also applies to quarterly estimated income tax payments due on January 18 and April 18.