Deadline for California residents to file 2022 taxes pushed back to May
Asher Notheis
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California residents who have been affected by recent severe weather will be given an extra month to file their taxes from last year.
Any state residents who live in or have businesses in the counties that have been hit by recent storms now have until May 15 to file their taxes and make 2022 contributions to their IRAs and health savings accounts. Some of the counties that are eligible for this delay include San Diego, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, and Tehama, the IRS announced in a news release from Tuesday.
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Any other counties that are impacted by the state’s severe weather in the future will also qualify for this extension.
Beyond taxpayer’s 2022 taxes, other tax filing and payment deadlines from Jan. 8 on have been delayed to May 15. Additionally, any 2022 business returns that would normally be due on March 15 and April 18 have been pushed back to May 15.
The delay for California taxpayers came only two days after the state announced a state of emergency amid its anticipation of severe weather on Sunday. The emergency declaration was approved by President Joe Biden and will allow the state to access additional funds to recover from the multiple atmospheric river storms.
As of Tuesday, a total of 17 people in California have died in the last two weeks due to the rain hitting the state. California has been dealing with wildfires and a drought over the last few years, according to NBC News.
“We haven’t had a flood in a long time,” a state official told the outlet.
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“People have a lot of experience with fires. We’re coming out of years of drought. The public is having to learn a new skill.”