Disaster Victims in Wisconsin Qualify for Tax Relief and More Disaster Victims in Iowa and Texas Qualify for Tax Relief

IRS has announced on its website that victims of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in counties of Wisconsin that are designated as federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance have more time to make tax payments and file returns. In addition, IRS has also announced on its website that 2 additional counties in Iowa and 1 in Texas have been designated as federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance. Victims of recent severe storms and flooding in numerous states have more time to make tax payments and file returns if they are affected taxpayers in counties that have been designated as federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance. Certain other time-sensitive acts also are postponed. The main disaster page can be viewed on the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=156138,00.html.

Wisconsin: The following are federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance on account of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes on July 20, 2010: Grant and Milwaukee counties. For these Wisconsin counties, the onset date of the disaster was July 20, 2010, the extended due date has been postponed retroactively to Sept. 20, and the deposit delayed date was Aug. 4, 2010. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=227922,00.html

Iowa: The following are federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance on account of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes on June 1: Appanoose, Black Hawk, Cherokee, Clayton, Decatur, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Kossuth, Lee, Lucas, Lyon, Mahaska, Marion, O'Brien, Osceola, Polk, Ringgold, Sioux, Story, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren, Webster and Wright counties. For these Iowa counties, the onset date of the disaster was June 1, 2010, the extended date was Aug. 2, 2010, and the deposit delayed date was June 16, 2010. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=226628,00.html

Texas: The following are federal disaster areas qualifying for individual assistance on account of Hurricane Alex beginning on June 30, 2010: Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Lubbock, Maverick, Starr, Val Verde, Webb and Zapata counties. For these Texas counties, the onset date of the disaster was June 30, 2010, the extended due date was Aug. 30, 2010, and the deposit delayed date was July 15, 2010. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=226298,00.html