Tennessee victims of recent natural disasters are receiving some relief when it comes to their taxes. Tax returns are technically due next week, but residents and businesses from disaster-stricken counties now have an extra month to file.
This past year, Tennessee was once again battered by severe weather. In December, strong winds and storms swept through the middle and northwest regions.
To offer some support, the IRS is giving those residents and businesses extra time to file their tax returns and make tax payments. People who may have lost important documents because of the storms now have until May 16 to get their paperwork in order.
Storm victims may also be eligible to waive fees and costs related to reviewing their previous returns.
The agency has automatically identified taxpayers who are eligible for the extension, depending on which county they live in. But they say, people can call the IRS disaster hotline 866-562-5227 to request an extension if they live outside the designated disaster areas.
Although there was a deadly flood in Humphreys County and its surrounding areas this past August, the IRS didn’t include them in their list of places eligible for a tax extension.
Here’s the complete list of eligible counties:
- Cheatham
- Davidson
- Decatur
- Dickson
- Dyer
- Gibson
- Henderson
- Henry
- Lake
- Obion
- Stewart
- Sumner
- Weakley
- Wilson
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