IRS provides tax relief for taxpayers affected by storms, tornadoes, and flooding in parts of Missouri

The IRS today announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Missouri affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on March 30, 2025. These taxpayers now have until March 30, 2026, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

According to today’s IRS release—MO-2025-03—individuals and households residing or having a business in Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cooper, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Madison, Maries, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Texas, Vernon, Washington, Wayne, and Webster counties qualify for tax relief, following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The March 30, 2026, deadline applies to individual income tax returns and payments normally due on or after March 30, 2025, and before March 30, 2026, and 2025 contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts for eligible taxpayers. This relief also applies to the estimated tax payments normally due on or after March 30, 2025, and before March 30, 2026.

Penalties on payroll and excise tax deposits due on or after March 30, 2025, and before April 14, 2025, will be abated as long as the tax deposits were made by April 14, 2025. In addition, quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on July 31, 2025, October 31, 2025, and January 31, 2026, are postponed until March 30, 2026, for affected businesses.

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 to have the IRS abate the penalty.