(NEXSTAR) – A tax filing extension for residents of two dozen states affected by disasters is coming to an end in 2025, the IRS reminded taxpayers Friday.
Those who received a grace period to file their 2023 returns will have to file by early February or May, depending on where they live.
Fourteen states, along with two territories, have until Feb. 3, 2025 to file their returns. The deadline applies to all of Louisiana and Vermont, all of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and parts of Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington state.
Taxpayers in the entire states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina will have until May 1, 2025 to file their 2023 returns. The deadline also affects parts of Alaska, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
For these taxpayers, May 1 will also be the deadline for filing their 2024 returns and paying any taxes owed. See the IRS website for more state-by-state information.
The extension was offered to eligible individuals and businesses affected by disasters that happened during the late spring through the end of 2024.
The IRS, which says it normally offers such relief to people in FEMA-designated disaster areas, is also offering special relief to U.S. taxpayers “who live or have a business in Israel, Gaza or the West Bank, and certain other taxpayers affected by the terrorist attacks in the State of Israel.”
Those taxpayers have until Sept. 30, 2025 to file and pay, including all 2023 and 2024 returns.
