WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced on Wednesday tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Florida that were affected by Hurricane Helene.

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Taxpayers in a number of counties will now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

People and households that reside or have a business in these counties qualify: Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison Manatee, Marion, Monroe, Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.

Affected taxpayers with returns and payments with due dates postponed until Feb. 3, 2025, due to Tropical Storm Debby in Florida (FL-2024-07) will also now have until May 1, 2025, to file and/or pay, the IRS said.

Together, the Helene-related and Debby-related declarations permit the IRS to postpone certain tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a business in the disaster area. In this instance, this means that certain deadlines falling on or after Aug. 1, 2024, and before May 1, 2025, are granted additional time to file through May 1, 2025. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until May 1, 2025, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period.

If an affected taxpayer receives a late filing or late payment penalty notice from the IRS that has an original filing, payment or deposit due date that falls within the postponement period, the taxpayer should call the telephone number on the notice.

Read the full release from the IRS about tax relief for victims of Hurricane Helene.

The IRS announced similar disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and parts of Tennessee and Virginia.