Tax season opens Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and closes Tax Day, falling on April 15, 2025 — a minimum of for many. Depending on location, some tax filers have as much as an additional month to get their tax returns despatched to the IRS.
For occasion, these residing in areas affected by pure disasters, comparable to hurricanes Helene or Milton and the LA County wildfires, might have a deadline extension. So how have you learnt which date you are required to have your taxes submitted by? Below, we break it down.
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Which states have a federal tax-filing extension due to declared disasters?
For most filers, tax returns are due April 15, 2025. But there are some exceptions.
Hurricanes and flooding
Due to extreme flooding, landslides and different harm brought on by pure disasters, together with hurricanes Helene and Milton, the IRS has prolonged the federal tax submitting deadline in a number of states with declared catastrophe areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Tax filers in these states now have till Thursday, May 1, 2025, to file federal particular person and enterprise tax returns and make tax funds, in accordance with the IRS web site.
- Alabama: Parts of the state have been affected by extreme climate and flooding as a result of Hurricane Helene that started on Sept. 24, 2024.
- Alaska: Parts of the Juneau space of Alaska have been affected by flooding that started on Aug. 5, 2024.
- Florida: Much of the state skilled extreme climate, wind and flooding as a result of each Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton that started on Oct. 5, 2024.
- Georgia: Parts of the state have been affected by extreme storms and flooding introduced by Hurricane Helene that started on Sept. 24, 2024.
- New Mexico: Parts of Chaves County have been affected by extreme storms and flooding that started on Oct. 19, 2024.
- North Carolina: Parts of the state have been affected by extreme storms, wind and flooding introduced by Hurricane Helene that started on Sept. 24, 2024.
- South Carolina: Parts of the state have been affected by extreme storms, flooding and wind introduced by Hurricane Helene that started on Sept. 24, 2024.
- Tennessee: Parts of the state have been affected by extreme storms, flooding and wind introduced by Hurricane Helene that started on Sept. 24, 2024.
- Virginia: Parts of the state have been affected by extreme storms, flooding and wind introduced by Hurricane Helene that started on Sept. 24, 2024.
If you reside in an affected space and might’t file your taxes by the May 1 extension, you’ll be able to request a tax extension. You nonetheless have to pay your estimated taxes by May 1; the extension buys you extra time to file your return.
LA County fires
The IRS introduced tax aid for residents and companies affected by the LA County wildfires and straight-line winds that started on Jan. 7, 2025. Impacted taxpayers now have till Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, to file numerous federal particular person and enterprise tax returns and make tax funds.
As of publishing, anybody who resides or owns a enterprise in LA County qualifies for tax aid. The IRS might add extra counties because the fires are ongoing. You can discover an up-to-date record of eligible localities on the tax aid in catastrophe conditions web page.
Read More: LA County Fires: How to Apply for FEMA Assistance
Which states have Tax Day deadlines later than the federal deadline?
Several states have state tax deadlines that fall on a distinct date than the federal deadline of April 15, 2025, at midnight native time. Note, if you happen to reside in Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington or Wyoming, your state does not acquire revenue taxes.
Here are the state submitting deadlines that differ from the federal deadline in 2025:
- Delaware: April 30, 2025
- Hawaii: April 22, 2025
- Iowa: April 30, 2025
- Louisiana: May 15, 2025
- New Mexico: April 30, 2025, if submitting electronically, in any other case April 15.
- Oklahoma: April 21, 2025, if submitting electronically, in any other case April 15. (Note: The e-file due date is normally April 20, however for the 2025 calendar 12 months, April 20 is Easter Sunday, so your return is due the following enterprise day.)
- Virginia: May 1, 2025
For extra tax info, see how a lot revenue brackets and the usual deduction are altering in 2025, and the earliest and newest you’ll be able to file your taxes in 2025.
