Due to the recent winter storms, the Internal Revenue Service has extended the deadline to file federal taxes until October 16. FEMA had previously declared 41 out of the 58 California counties as disaster areas due to the storms that began in late December and as such, the IRS has recognized the need for an extension. “The (FEMA) declaration permits the IRS to postpone certain tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a business in the disaster area,” the federal agency said, “This includes 2022 individual income tax returns due on April 18, as well as various 2022 business returns normally due on March 15 and April 18, 2023.” Taxpayers do not need to do anything themselves, as the IRS has already identified those located in the designated disaster areas.
