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* From the IRS – “May 15 tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for disaster area ttaxpayers in California, Alabama and Georgia” (highlights are mine) -
 
“Disaster-area taxpayers in most of California and parts of Alabama and Georgia now have until Oct. 16, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.

The additional relief postpones until Oct. 16, various tax filing and payment deadlines, including those for most calendar-year 2022 individual and business returns. This includes: Individual income tax returns, originally due on April 18; Various business returns, normally due on March 15 and April 18; and returns of tax-exempt organizations, normally due on May 15.
 
The Oct. 16 deadline also applies to the estimated tax payment for the fourth quarter of 2022, originally due on Jan. 17, 2023. This means that taxpayers can skip making this payment and instead include it with the 2022 return they file, on or before Oct. 16.
 
The Oct. 16 deadline also applies to 2023 estimated tax payments, normally due on April 18, June 15 and Sept. 15. It also applies to the quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on Jan. 31, April 30 and July 31.”
 
* Michael Cohn tells us “IRS warns of new tax season scam involving bogus W-2 claims” at ACCOUNTING TODAY.
 
* And Michael Cohn also reports “Senate approves Werfel as IRS chief”.

* The NSTP blog announces “IRS Face-To-Face Saturday Help -March 11, 2023” -  

“Many IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country will open one Saturday each month in February, March, April and May, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., to offer in-person help without an appointment.”
 
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