Los Angeles County residents have less than two weeks to file their federal tax returns before the new Oct. 15 deadline.
The Internal Revenue Service gave LA taxpayers an additional six months to submit their taxes after the deadly wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades in January.
The relief, which includes an extension on filing federal tax returns and making tax payments, applies to all residents and business owners within the disaster area defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The IRS said it will automatically grant relief to taxpayers in LA County, but residents and business owners outside the disaster area will need to contact them to request it.
In addition to the deadline postponement, those within the disaster area can also claim disaster-related casualty losses. Residents also have the option of subtracting personal property losses not covered by insurance.
The IRS said that anyone claiming disaster loss should put the appropriate FEMA disaster declaration number, 4856-DR, on their return.
For state tax returns, the State of California postponed its deadline to Oct. 15 for those affected by the fires.
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