Tax Deadline Extended For Most Californians Due To Winter Storms

LOS ANGELES, CA — Millions of Californians in 50 storm-ravaged counties received a tax reprieve Thursday. California joined the IRS in extending the state and federal tax filing due date to Oct. 16 in communities impacted by severe winter storms.

That includes most of California. Among the 50 counties included in the reprieve are Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Bernardino Contra Costa, Alameda, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Sonoma Counties.

California is extending the state tax filing and payment due dates to Oct. 16, aligning with the IRS, which previously extended the federal tax filing deadline for the same reason. Residents in the 50 affected counties who file before that date won't face an IRS penalty.

"As communities across the state continue recovering from the damage caused by the winter storms, California is working swiftly to help recovering Californians get back on their feet," Gov. Gavin Newsom said. "The state is aligning with the Biden Administration and extending the tax filing deadline in addition to the tax relief announced earlier this year."

The extension applies to:

• Individual tax returns and payments due on April 18, 2023 and May 15, 2023.
• Business entity tax returns and payments due on March 15, 2023 and May 15, 2023.
• Quarterly estimated tax payments due January 17, 2023, April 18, 2023, June 15, 2023, and September 15, 2023.
• Pass-through entity elective tax payments due January 15, 2023.

Last month, Newsom announced that those impacted by winter storms could claim a deduction for disaster loss, and extended filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses in California to May 15.

To claim the deduction, taxpayers should write the name of the disaster in blue or black ink at the top of their tax return. If filing electronically, taxpayers should follow the software instructions to enter disaster information.

If a taxpayer receives a late filing or payment penalty notice related to the postponement period, they should call the number on the notice to have the penalty abated, Newsom announced.

The total list of counties given an extension include: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo and Yuba.

City News Service contributed to this report.