This past Monday, September 17th, was a big tax deadline for business returns on extension, as well as third-quarter estimated tax payments. Unfortunately, hurricanes don’t care that we’re in a tax deadline season. As was the case with last year’s natural disasters, the IRS is offering relief for taxpayers affected by Hurricane Florence. Most notably:
The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Sept. 7, 2018 in North Carolina. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until Jan. 31, 2019, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period.
This includes quarterly estimated income tax payments due on Sept. 17, 2018, and the quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on Oct. 31, 2018. Businesses with extensions also have the additional time including, among others, calendar-year partnerships whose 2017 extensions run out on Sept. 17, 2018. Taxpayers who had a valid extension to file their 2017 return due to run out on Oct. 15, 2018 will also have more time to file.