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Re-activateIndividuals affected by the huge storm that battered the Northeast yesterday will get an additional 48 hours--until midnight on April 19--in which to file their federal tax forms, the IRS announced late yesterday.
The agency noted that power outages and public transportation problems made it difficult or impossible for some taxpayers and tax professionals to meet the deadline.
"Because this unusually forceful storm hit within 24 hours of the filing deadline, we are giving affected taxpayers 48 additional hours," IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson said in a press release.
An IRS press officer told me this morning said taxpayers would not have to detail why they were affected--for example, a wet basement or impassable roads. They merely need to mark their paper tax returns with the words "April 16 Storm." Taxpayers who e-file their returns can use their software's "disaster" feature, if available.
The offical said the agency had not yet determined whether the extension affects other deadlines, such as the establishment of IRA accounts at brokerage houses. Check back with this blog later today for details.
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