The normal filing period for 2025 returns in the United States is February 19 to April 15. However, there are some exceptions, such as farmers and fishermen, who can make estimated payments with a 2024 federal income tax return and have a March 3 deadline, while those who live in a disaster area have an extension.
To alleviate the financial burden, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides longer periods of time and other forms of assistance to individuals and businesses affected by federally declared disasters.
The IRS recently confirmed the last day to file for disaster assistance in the US
The IRS reminded taxpayers in disaster areas, including farmers and fishermen, that they have an extension to file and pay their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stated that the extension is automatic and that no paperwork or phone calls are required to obtain it.
According to an IRS press release posted on its website, taxpayers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and portions of Alaska, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia have until May 1, 2025 to file and pay their taxes.
While taxpayers in the disaster zones listed above may request an extension to file their taxes after May 1 and receive one until October 15, 2025, all other tax payments must be made before May 1. Requests for extensions must be submitted electronically by April 15, at the latest.
The application must be submitted on paper between April 15 and May 1. The IRS advised people to go to IRS.gov/extensions for more information.
These catastrophe areas also include California wildfire victims, who have until October 15 to complete their duties, and Kentucky taxpayers, who have until November 3, 2025, to file and pay their taxes; no further extensions will be granted after this date.
Here is how DOGE’s cuts will impact the IRS in the coming months
Cutting the IRS results in less tax revenue for the government, despite the Trump administration’s claims that dismantling federal agencies will save money. Why would you reduce revenue if you are concerned about the deficit and want to reduce it? According to Dave Nershi.
When Dave Nershi received a menacing email in his inbox, he was finishing up a report he had been working on for months. For nearly nine months, Nershi worked as a general engineer for the Internal Revenue Service.
Nershi has a background in chemical and nuclear engineering, and he was one of hundreds of IRS specialists who used their technical knowledge to audit complex tax returns submitted by wealthy individuals and large corporations.
Many complicated tax returns were not examined until recently because the IRS lacked these specialists. Individuals like Nershi can help the IRS recover millions, if not billions, of dollars on a single tax return. However, the IRS fired him on February 20, three months before his probationary period expired, and he was promoted to full-time employment.
Nershi, a Navy veteran, had hoped to avoid mass firings because he enjoyed his work in public service. Despite receiving glowing recommendations from his manager, the unsigned email claimed that he had been fired for poor performance.
He was finishing up a report that would have earned him far more than his meager six-figure salary. This would make the report incomplete. Nershi also expressed concern about the firing of skilled specialists, whom he believes could improve the federal government’s efficiency.
He argued that firing these specialists would reduce revenue, which contradicts Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative. Nershi emphasized that the firing was not motivated by cost-cutting measures.
President Trump and his adviser Elon Musk have launched a campaign to reduce spending and abolish the federal government, claiming it is inefficient and a source of political opposition, dubbed the “deep state.”
The Trump administration’s approach to shrinking the government has been indiscriminate and extensive, with the goal of firing civil servants from as many agencies as possible while discouraging those who remain.
