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R-2019-164, October 7, 2019 Español

WASHINGTON – Victims of Tropical Storm Imelda in parts of Texas, including the Houston area, have until Jan. 31, 2020, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

The IRS is offering this relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as qualifying for individual assistance. Currently this includes Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery and Orange counties in Texas, but taxpayers in localities added later to the disaster area will automatically receive the same filing and payment relief. The current list of eligible localities is always available on the disaster relief page on IRS.gov.

The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Sept. 17, 2019. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until Jan. 31, 2020, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period. This means individuals who had a valid extension to file their 2018 return due to run out on Oct. 15, 2019, will now have until Jan. 31, 2020, to file. The IRS noted, however, that because tax payments related to these 2018 returns were due on April 15, 2019, those payments are not eligible for this relief. Read more.