IRS Offers Relief to Taxpayers Affected by Hurricane Idalia

The agency said tax payments for individuals and businesses affected by the hurricane can be deferred until 2024.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building is seen in Washington on Feb. 19, 2014. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

The IRS has announced that tax payments for individuals and businesses in parts of Florida affected by Hurricane Idalia can be deferred until Feb. 15, 2024.

The deadline applies to “individuals who had a valid extension to file their 2022 return due to run out on Oct. 16, 2023.”