By Heather Gann
Alabama is one of seven states that have until May 1 to file federal taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
The IRS announced in October federal disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene.
This includes the entire states of:
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Parts of Florida, Tennessee and Virginia are also included in the postpone-ment period until May 1, according to the release.
“Individuals and house-holds that reside or have a business in any one of these localities qualify for tax relief,” it reads.
“The same relief will be available to other states and localities that receive FEMA disaster declarations related to Hurricane Helene. The current list of eligible localities is always available on the Tax relief in disaster situations page on IRS.gov.”
The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines such as 2024 individual and business returns normally due during March and April 2025, 2023 individual and corporate returns with valid extension, and quarterly estimated tax payments.
The later deadline applies to:
Any individual or business that has a 2024 return normally due during March or April 2025. Any individual, business, or tax-exempt organization that has a valid extension to file their 2023 federal return. The IRS noted, however, that payments on these returns are not eligible for the extra time because they were due last spring before the hurricane occurred. 2024 quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Jan. 15,2025, and 2025 estimated tax payments normally due on April 15, 2025.
Quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on Oct. 31, 2024, and Jan. 31 and April 30,2025.
State taxes are still due in Alabama on April 15.
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