 Hello and welcome to Recovering from the Storm, I'm Cali Nelson with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Today's topic is new deadlines for filing federal taxes. The Internal Revenue Service has announced a six-month extension to file federal taxes if you are in an area that has been designated as a disaster zone by FEMA. This includes everyone in the following counties, Otaga, Cusa, Dallas, Elmore, Green, Hale, Mobile, Morgan, Sumter, and Tala-Pusa. For taxpayers in these counties, the new deadline to file and pay federal taxes is now October 16. The extension applies to all federal taxes, including individual and business tax returns. Filing and payments extended to October 16, 2023 include all calendar year 2022 individual and business returns. Here are the dates when taxes were originally due. Individual income tax returns were originally due on April 18. Various business returns were due on March 15 and April 18. Returns for tax exempt organizations were due on May 15. Farmers who forego making estimated tax payments were due on March 1. Estimated tax payments for the fourth quarter of 2022 were originally due on January 17, 2023. And quarterly payroll and excise tax returns were normally due on January 31, April 30 and July 31. Eligible taxpayers will also have until October 16 to make 2022 contributions to their individual retirement accounts or IRAs and health saving accounts. Disaster affected taxpayers in designated areas automatically qualify for these extensions. There is no need to file any paperwork for the extension or contact the RAS to qualify for extended time. If the taxpayer IRS address of record is in a designated disaster area, the IRS will automatically give relief on filing deadline and penalty. Some taxpayers who live outside the designated disaster area may need records from a locality within a designated disaster area in order to meet a tax filing deadline. These taxpayers also qualify for the extension. Additionally, workers affiliated with a recognized government, a philanthropic organization and who assist in the disaster relief activities are also eligible for extension. Taxpayers who live outside the disaster area or work for an eligible organization need to contact the IRS at 866-562-5227 to request an extension. Again, this is Callie Nelson and I want to thank you for tuning in today to Recovering from the Storm. The Dallas County Extension Office has more information on this topic. Please contact our office at 334-875-3200 or visit us on the way up at www.aces.edu. And don't forget, we care about you and want to help you recover.