The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has sent letters to taxpayers in 14 states who may have received extensions on their tax forms.
To provide financial assistance, the IRS delays several tax filing and payment deadlines in areas designated as disaster zones by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The IRS may levy fines if you fail to file or pay your federal taxes.
Following severe weather or natural disasters in some areas, taxpayers in the counties of Louisiana, Vermont, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and portions of New York, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Texas, South Dakota, Arizona, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, and Washington state have until February 3, 2025 to file their 2023 returns.
Extended deadlines from the IRS may apply for individuals or businesses in these states
Individuals or businesses that were previously granted an extension to the initial filing date of April 15, 2024 are subject to these new deadlines.
It also applies to projected quarterly tax payments due after the date of the local disaster. The extended deadline is applicable to the counties and regions listed below in each state:
- Connecticut: Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven counties.
- Illinois: Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will, and Winnebago counties.
- Kentucky: Christian, Clay, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Edmonson, Estill, Fulton, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McCreary, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Whitley, Woodford, Monroe, Muhlenberg, McLean, Meade, Menifee, and Metcalfe.
- Minnesota: Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Houston, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Carver, Cass, Cook, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Itasca, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona counties.
- Missouri: The counties of New Madrid, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Texas, Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Howell, Madison, McDonald, and New Madrid.
- Montana: Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana.
- New York: Suffolk County.
- Pennsylvania: Tax relief is available in Indiana, Lycoming, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, Cambria, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Elk.
- South Dakota: Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Tripp, Turner, Union, Yankton, Aurora, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brule, Buffalo, and Charles Mix.
- Texas: The counties of Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Cameron, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Dewitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Goliad, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hidalgo, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Trinity, Tyler, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Walker, Waller, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Upshur, Victoria, and Willacy counties.
Taxpayers should be aware that other areas vulnerable to severe weather events and natural disasters, such as those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which ripped through numerous southern states in September and October 2024, have been given a special deadline of May 1st.

Important information for Americans regarding the 2025 IRS tax bracket changes
With tax brackets set to change in 2025, Newsweek has compiled all of the necessary information before the new year. Every year, the IRS updates tax brackets for inflation to prevent people from being forced into a higher income tax bracket if their actual income does not increase.
Earners can be classified into seven income bands, which will remain unchanged in 2025: 10, 12, 22, 24, 32, 35, and 37 percent, respectively.
The amount you pay is determined by your filing status, including whether you are married or not, as well as your income.
Different parts of your earnings may be classified as tax brackets, implying that different tax rates apply to different segments of your income. This is because federal income is not taxed at the same rate.
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