Who Qualifies for IRS Tax Relief?
The IRS extends relief to those who live in government-declared presidential disaster areas. The IRS has specifically granted relief for victims in certain counties of Texas for Hurricane Ike, and certain Louisiana parishes for both Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Gustav. Lists of affected Texas counties and Louisiana parishes can be found in hurricane-specific press releases on the IRS website. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; What Kind of Relief is Available for Victims of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav? Taxpayers who live or operate businesses in one of the disaster areas are granted the following relief: • Tax returns, payments, and other “time-sensitive” acts originally due between September 7, 2008 and January 4, 2009 are extended until January 5, 2009. Among other types of returns, this will cover extended individual returns due on October 15, 2008, individual estimated tax payments, and extended corpor
