The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a reminder for taxpayers across 14 states that may have been granted extensions on their tax returns.

Why It Matters

The IRS offers relief by postponing certain tax filing and payment deadlines for regions designated as disaster areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Not paying or filing your federal tax returns can result in penalties from the IRS.

What To Know

Taxpayers in the entire states of Louisiana and Vermont, all of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as parts of Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington state have until February 3, 2025, to file their 2023 returns following severe weather or natural disasters in certain areas.

These extended deadlines apply to individuals or businesses who had already been granted an extension on the original filing day of April 15, 2024. It also applies to quarterly tax payment estimates due after date of the relevant disaster in your area.

The following counties and areas in each state are subject to the extended deadline:

Connecticut: Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven counties.

Illinois: Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will and Winnebago counties.

Kentucky: Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Bell, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Edmonson, Estill, Fulton, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McCreary, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, and Woodford counties.

Minnesota: Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Cook, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona counties.

Missouri: Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Howell, Madison, McDonald, New Madrid, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, and Texas counties.

Montana: Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana.

New York: Suffolk County.

Pennsylvania: Cambria, Cameron, Elk, Indiana, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming counties qualify for tax relief.

South Dakota: Aurora, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Tripp, Turner, Union and Yankton counties.

Texas: Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson Calhoun, Cameron, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Goliad, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hidalgo, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola, Polk, Refugio, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton and Willacy counties.

Washington: Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

What’s Next

A separate deadline of May 1 has been set been set for other areas impacted by severe weather events and natural disasters, including areas affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton which tore through several southern states in September and October 2024.