IRS Announces Tax Relief for Tennessee Taxpayers Impacted by Tornado, Storms

Published on December 23, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended tax filing and payment due dates for some parts of Tennessee after extreme weather events impacted the region. The tax relief applies to individuals and businesses affected by storms and tornadoes that began on Dec. 9, according to an agency press release on Friday. The measure “postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred from Dec. 9, 2023, through June 17, 2024 (postponement period). As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until June 17, 2024, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period.” Currently, the relief is only applicable to areas of Tennessee designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a disaster zone—Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, and Sumner counties. Taxpayers from other places in the state won’t currently qualify for tax relief....

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