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New disaster relief policy

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The IRS has issued interim guidance expanding its disaster assistance and emergency relief. The IRS is authorized to provide relief from failure to file, failure to pay and other time-sensitive tasks in counties affected by federally declared disasters that are identified for individual assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Under the new policy, a disaster impacting several states and occurring near a major filing date may warrant an expansion of relief to include areas identified by FEMA for public assistance.

Is there anything I can do to avoid filing an extension if I know I am missing some information now?

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If you already know you will be waiting until the last minute for one or two documents, you may be able to minimize the chance of having to file an extension by providing all other available documents to us as soon as you receive them. By doing so, we can prepare a draft return for you to review and discuss in advance. We may be able to add the missing piece of data or last-minute information and still be able to complete your returns by April 18 (depending on our workload).