IND-2004-34, June 9, 2004
(Updated 6/14/04 to add 35 counties)
(Updated 6/23/04 to add 13 counties)
(Updated 6/29/04 to add 15 counties)
(Updated 6/30/04 to add incident ending date)
(Updated 7/19/04 to change beginning date from May 27 to May 25)

INDIANAPOLIS — The Internal Revenue Service today announced special tax relief for Indiana taxpayers in the Presidential Disaster Area that was struck by severe storms and tornadoes from May 25 through June 25, 2004.

The disaster area consists of 68 counties:  Adams, Allen, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Dearborn, Decatur, DeKalb, Delaware, Dubois, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, Lake, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vanderburgh, Wabash, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wells, White and Whitley.

• The FTD Penalty Waiver Period for employment and excise tax deposits is May 27 – June 7, 2004.
• The Extension Period for returns and other tax payments is May 27 – Aug. 3, 2004.
• The Disaster Designation for this area is “May Storms - Indiana” — taxpayers mark certain relief-related forms with this designation.

Relief Provisions