The Internal Revenue Service is reminding individuals and businesses in areas covered by 2024 disaster declarations – including Georgia – that their 2024 federal income tax returns and tax payments for tax year 2024 are due on May 1 this year, not April 15, the usual filing deadline. Taxpayers in three additional states face fall deadlines.
The May 1 deadline applies to:
- Taxpayers in the entire states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
- Alaska – The City and Borough of Juneau
- New Mexico – Chaves County
- Tennessee – Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties
- Virginia – Albemarle, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland and Botetourt counties; Bristol City; Buchanan, Buckingham, Carroll and Charlotte counties; Covington City; Craig County; Danville City; Dickenson and Floyd counties; Galax City; Giles, Grayson, Greene, Lee, Madison, Montgomery and Nelson counties; Norton City; Patrick, Pittsylvania and Pulaski counties; Radford City; Roanoke City; Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe counties
Further tax filing extensions available
Anyone who needs a tax filing extension beyond May 1 can get it, but they must request the extra time. This type of filing extension is not an extension of time to pay.
