FL 2025 Tax Deadline Extension: What To Know

FLORIDA — While most Americans filed their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service by April 15, that deadline has been extended by two weeks in Florida.

Those living in the Sunshine State have until May 1 to file their taxes, the IRS said in a news release earlier this month.

Initially, only some residents and businesses in the 51 Florida counties affected by Hurricane Milton and under a state of emergency issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis were offered a May 1 extension to file tax returns and make tax payments.

The agency later expanded this extension to all taxpayers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Eligible returns and payments include:

• Calendar year 2024 partnership and S Corporation returns normally due on March 17.
• 2024 individual income tax returns and payments normally due on April 15.
• Quarterly estimated tax payments normally due on April 15.
• Calendar year 2024 corporate and fiduciary income tax returns and payments normally due on April 15.

The IRS automatically provides filing and penalty relief to any taxpayer with an IRS address of record located in the disaster area, the news release said.

Taxpayers don’t need to contact the agency to get this relief, but if an affected taxpayer receives a late filing or late payment penalty notice from the IRS that has an original or extended filing, payment or deposit due date falling within the postponement period, the taxpayer should call the number on the notice to remove the penalty.

The IRS will also work with any taxpayer who lives outside a disaster area but whose records necessary to meet a deadline occurring during the postponement period are located in an affected area.

Taxpayers qualifying for relief who live outside the disaster area need to contact the IRS at 866-562-5227. This also includes workers assisting with relief activities who are affiliated with a recognized government or philanthropic organization, the news release said.

Individuals and businesses in a federally declared disaster area who suffered uninsured or unreimbursed disaster-related losses can choose to claim them on either the return for the year the loss occurred or the return for the previous year.