Deadline Relief Issued for Hurricane Ida Victims in Connecticut and Mississippi
The IRS recently issued news releases announcing the postponement of certain tax-related deadlines for victims of Hurricane Ida in both Connecticut and Mississippi. In addition to extending certain tax filing and tax payment deadlines, the relief includes completion of many time-sensitive, tax-related acts described in IRS Revenue Procedure 2018-58 and Treasury Regulation 301.7508A-1(c)(1).
For Mississippi, the tax relief postpones various tax filing deadlines that began August 28, 2021. Affected individuals and households who reside or have a business in Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pearl River, Pike, Simpson, Walthall, Wayne, and Wilkinson counties, as well as taxpayers with records located in the covered area that are needed to meet covered deadlines, qualify for relief. Affected taxpayers with a covered deadline on or after August 28, 2021, and before January 3, 2022, will have until January 3, 2022, to complete the acts.
For Connecticut, the tax relief postpones various tax filing deadlines that began September 1, 2021. Affected individuals and households who reside or have a business in Fairfield and New London counties including the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Tribal Nation, as well as taxpayers with records located in the covered area that are needed to meet covered deadlines, qualify for relief. Affected taxpayers with a covered deadline on or after September 1, 2021, and before January 3, 2022, will have until January 3, 2022, to complete the acts.
"Affected taxpayer" automatically includes any individuals who live, and businesses whose principal place of business is located, in the covered disaster area. Those who reside or have a business located outside the covered disaster area, but have been affected by the disaster, may contact the IRS to request relief.
