Residents of the tri-state region affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida have until January 3 to file their federal and state tax returns, provided they have successfully obtained an extension of the October 15 deadline.
The IRS will offer relief to any area designated by FEMA as a natural disaster area. The tax agency grants the extension to Ida victims in 12 of New Jersey’s 21 counties: Gloucester, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union and Warren.
In New York, the extension covers the counties of the Bronx, Brooklyn, New York, Queens, Staten Island and Westchester.
“We want the people affected by this devastating hurricane to focus on their safety and recovery for themselves and their families,” IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in a statement.
“To provide assistance now and in the weeks ahead, we have a variety of different types of assistance available to help individuals and businesses affected by this disaster,” he added.
The January 3 deadline also applies to quarterly payroll tax returns that typically are due November 1 and tax-exempt organizations that had extensions due November 15.
Individuals and businesses in a federally declared disaster area that suffered unreimbursed disaster-related losses can choose to claim them on their return for the year the loss occurred, 2021, or their 2020 return.
Taxpayers should highlight the disaster designation “New Jersey” or “New York – Hurricane Ida” at the top of Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return.
The IRS Disaster Help page has details on other tax-related returns, payments, and actions that qualify for the disaster extension.
If you reside outside of FEMA designated counties, you can still get relief, as long as you can document the damage caused by the storm. Affected taxpayers who reside or have a business in a disaster area should call the IRS disaster hotline at 866-562-5227 to request the same extension.
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