IRS Extends Tax Filing, Payment Deadline for Hawaii Wildfire Victims

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on Aug. 18 that it would provide tax relief for victims of the wildfires in Hawaii, particularly those in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-designated areas.

Destroyed homes and buildings on the waterfront burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said on Aug. 18 that it would provide tax relief for victims of the wildfires in Hawaii, particularly those in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-designated areas.

According to the IRS, taxpayers in those areas will now have until Feb. 15, 2024, as opposed to the initial Oct. 16 deadline, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.