IRS Direct File set to expand availability in a dozen new states and cover wider range of tax situations for the 2025 tax filing season IR-2024-258, Oct. 3, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that Direct File will be available for the 2025 tax filing season in double the number of states than last year’s pilot, and it will cover a wider range of tax situations, greatly expanding the number of taxpayers eligible to use the free e-filing service. Treasury and IRS issue guidance on long-term, part-time employees in 403(b) retirement plans and announce delayed applicability date for related final 401(k) regulation IR-2024-257, Oct. 3, 2024 — The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance addressing long-term, part-time employees in 403(b) retirement plans under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which applies to 403(b) plans beginning in 2025. IRS relief now available to wildfire victims in parts of Washington; multiple deadlines postponed to Feb. 3, 2025 IR-2024-256, Oct. 3, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced disaster tax relief for individuals and businesses in the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation in Washington state affected by wildfires that began on June 22, 2024. IRS employees help Hurricane Helene efforts; 500 phone assistors supporting FEMA, Criminal Investigation agents work on rescue efforts in North Carolina, Florida IR-2024-255, Oct. 2, 2024 — As part of efforts to help victims of Hurricane Helene, the Internal Revenue Service is taking special steps to provide more than 500 employees to help with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster relief call lines and sending IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) agents into devastated areas to help with search and rescue efforts and other relief work. IRS granting dyed diesel penalty relief as a result of Hurricane Helene IR-2024-254, Oct. 1, 2024 — In response to disruptions resulting from Hurricane Helene, the Internal Revenue Service will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel with a sulfur content that does not exceed 15 parts-per-million is sold for use or used on the highway throughout Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and in the following counties in Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. IRS provides relief for Helene; various deadlines postponed to May 1, 2025; part or all of 7 states qualify IR-2024-253, Oct. 1, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and parts of Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. IRS announces new relief for taxpayers affected by terrorist attacks in Israel: 2023 and 2024 returns and payments are now due Sept. 30, 2025; other relief available IR-2024-252, Oct. 1, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that due to recent terrorist attacks in Israel, the agency is providing additional tax relief to affected individuals and businesses, postponing until Sept. 30, 2025, a wide range of deadlines for filing federal returns, making tax payments and performing other time-sensitive tax-related actions. Volunteers needed across the country to provide free tax services; sign up from Oct. to Jan. for the upcoming filing season IR-2024-251, Oct. 1, 2024 — The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs are currently recruiting volunteers for the upcoming filing season. IRS relief now available to storm victims in parts of Illinois; multiple deadlines postponed to Feb. 3, 2025 IR-2024-250, Oct. 1, 2024 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced disaster tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Illinois affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding that began on July 13, 2024. News release and fact sheet archive Find previous year news releases and fact sheets from 1997 through last month.
