Due to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025, several states in the United States have automatic deadline extensions for filing tax returns. The IRS started accepting tax returns on Jan. 27, with a deadline of April 15, 2025. However, certain states have been granted extensions, with a May 1, 2025 deadline for taxpayers affected by FEMA disaster declarations in nine states.
The states with the May 1 deadline include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina among others. Juneau, Alaska, as well as specific areas in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Virginia also have extensions. These extensions were granted due to hurricanes, storms, flooding, and wildfires that caused significant damage in the respective regions.
Other states, such as California and Kentucky, have later deadlines for filing 2024 tax returns. Los Angeles County in California has an extended deadline of Oct. 15, 2025, due to wildfires, while Kentucky and certain counties in West Virginia have received an extension until Nov. 3, 2025, due to severe storms in February.
Overall, taxpayers in these states have more time to file their taxes and make any necessary payments, allowing them to recover from the effects of the natural disasters that occurred in 2024 and 2025.
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