Around the nation — California

California winter storm victims have additional time to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

To see if you qualify, review the list of storms and offered relief below.

New tax deadline: Nov. 16, 2023, for returns and payments originally due between March 9, 2023, and Oct. 16, 2023

Affected counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba

Detailed information: CA-2023-03, IRS provides tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in California

New tax deadline: Nov. 16, for returns and payments due originally due between Jan. 8, 2023, and Oct. 16, 2023

Affected counties: Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo and Yuba

More information: CA-2023-01, IRS announces tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides in California

New tax deadline: Nov. 16, 2023, for returns and payments originally due between Dec. 27, 2022, and Oct. 16, 2023

Affected counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt (includes the Hoopa Valley Tribal Nation), Inyo, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura and Yolo

More information: CA-2023-02, IRS announces tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in California

Issued guidance

For California storm victims, IRS postpones tax-filing and tax-payment deadline to Nov. 16

IR-2023-189, Oct. 16, 2023

Oct. 16 tax filing extension deadline nears for millions of taxpayers

IR-2023-183, Sept. 29, 2023

IRS reminder to storm victims in 3 states: File and pay by Oct. 16; most of California, parts of Alabama and Georgia affected

IR-2023-174, Sept. 19, 2023

IRS announces tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in California

CA-2023-04, May 4, 2023

IRS provides tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in California

CA-2023-03, March 17, 2023

IRS: May 15 tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for disaster area taxpayers in California, Alabama and Georgia

IR-2023-33, Feb. 24, 2023

IRS announces tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides in California

CA-2023-02, Jan. 24, 2023

IRS: California storm victims qualify for tax relief; April 18 deadline, other dates extended to May 15

IR-2023-03, Jan. 10, 2023

IRS announces tax relief for victims of severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides in California

CA-2023-01, Jan. 10, 2023

More California wildfire relief from IRS: Sept. 15, Oct. 15 deadlines, other dates further extended to Jan. 3 for certain areas

IR-2021-224, Nov. 15, 2021

IRS announces tax relief for victims of wildfires in California

CA-2021-03, Aug. 27, 2021

IRS announces tax relief for September California wildfire victims

CA-2020-07, Oct. 19, 2020

IRS provides tax relief for victims of September wildfires in California; Oct. 15 deadline, other dates extended to Jan. 15

IR-2020-237, Oct. 19, 2020

IRS announces tax relief for California wildfire victims

CA-2020-06, Aug. 26, 2020

IRS provides tax relief for victims of California wildfires; Oct. 15 deadline, other dates extended to Dec. 15

IR-2020-191, Aug. 24, 2020

Tax relief for victims of November 8 wildfires in California

CA-2018-13, Nov. 13, 2018

Tax relief for victims of wildfires and high winds in Northern California

CA-2018-11, Aug. 6, 2018

Tax Relief for Victims of Wildfires in California

CA-2017-06, Oct. 13, 2017

IRS Explains Tax Treatment of Settlement Payments to Some Carson Homeowners

CA-2017-001, Aug. 17, 2017


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