The tax law may help you recover financially from a disaster, especially if you are located in a presidentially declared major disaster area. Depending on the circumstances, the IRS may give you additional time to file your return and pay taxes. Also, individuals and businesses in a presidentially declared disaster area can get a faster refund by claiming losses related to the disaster on the previous year's tax return, usually by filing an amended return. General Tax Information for Disaster Victims Tax Relief in Disaster Situations — Recent news releases pertaining to specific events. Also see Around the Nation for local alerts. Frequently Asked Questions for disaster victims Tax Topic 515, Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Losses — An overview of tax relief available in presidentially declared disaster areas. FEMA Disaster Information Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief for Individuals and Businesses IRS Forms Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax ReturnPDF IRS Publications Publication 547, Casualties, Disasters and Thefts. Information on how to figure and claim a disaster lossPDF (HTML) Publication 584, Casualty, Disaster and Theft Loss WorkbookPDF (HTML) Publication 584-B, Business Casualty, Disaster and Theft Loss WorkbookPDF (HTML) Publication 3067 (EN-SP), Disaster AssistancePDF Publication 3833, Disaster Relief: Providing Assistance through Charitable OrganizationsPDF
