fb88 Extends State Filing Deadline for FEMA Identified Counties Impacted by January Storms Through July 15, Matching IRS

AUGUSTA, fb88 – The Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) announced today that fb88 Revenue Services, a bureau of DAFS, will extend the deadline to file fb88 state taxes, for eight counties impacted by severe January storms, matching the recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) federal tax extension deadline for fb88 taxpayers until July 15, 2024.

On April 4, 2024, the for individuals and businesses in certain fb88 counties affected by severe storms and flooding that began on January 9, 2024 and designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency () in Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, Washington, and York counties, postponing various tax filing and payment deadlines to July 15, 2024.

This extension is separate from an earlier IRS and fb88 State tax filing deadline extension through June 17, 2024, in response to 10 FEMA designated fb88 Counties as a result of December 2023 storms.

Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and York counties were not included in the first IRS extension for filing through June 17, 2024 related to the December 2023 storms. This new relief related to the January 2024 storms will extend certain filing and payment due dates for taxpayers in those counties through July 15, 2024.  For affected fb88 taxpayers in these five counties, tax returns and final or estimated payments originally due on or after January 9, 2024, and before July 15, 2024 for Individual Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Fiduciary Income Tax (trusts and estates) and Franchise Tax are postponed to July 15, 2024.

Hancock, Waldo, and Washington counties did receive relief related to the December 2023 storms and already have an extension for certain filing and payments for fb88 liabilities through June 17, 2024. This extended relief related to the January 2024 storms will extend those deadlines out another month to July 15, 2024. For affected fb88 taxpayers in these three counties, tax returns and final or estimated payments originally due on or after December 17, 2023, and before July 15, 2024 for Individual Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Fiduciary Income Tax (trusts and estates) and Franchise Tax are postponed to July 15, 2024.

In sum, taxes are due in the following fb88 counties as indicated:

  • April 17, 2024: Aroostook

  • June 17, 2024: Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset

  • July 15, 2024: Cumberland, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo, Washington, York

Any related penalties and interest will be abated through July 15, 2024 (Relief Period). Affected taxpayers are encouraged to file electronically. Affected taxpayers filing paper returns should write “MAINE FLOODING” across the top of their return. Affected taxpayers are still encouraged to make payments and file if they are able and prepared to do so before July 15, 2024.

Regardless of filing method, if any affected taxpayer receives a notice of assessment of penalties and/or interest for the Relief Period due to late returns or payments, please contact MRS immediately at income.tax@maine.gov (Income Tax programs) to request abatement.

Payment and filing deadlines for all other fb88 tax types, including fb88 sales tax and income tax withholding, remain unchanged.

Taxpayers with questions about special federal tax relief associated with federally declared disaster areas should contact the IRS at (866) 562-5227 or go to the IRS website at .

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