People in disaster areas could get extra tax time that also protects their refund claims. The IRS would also have to use the delayed disaster deadline before sending collection notices. The bill applies only going forward.
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Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Latest action on S. 1438: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects taxpayers in places where the IRS has delayed tax deadlines after a disaster, major fire, or terroristic or military action. It also affects the IRS staff and systems that track refund limits and collection notices. People with past refund claims or past collection notices would not see those cases changed.
Why this matters: Disasters can make it hard to file and pay taxes on time, and this bill would make related IRS deadlines work together more clearly. It could help taxpayers avoid losing refunds because one deadline moved but another refund rule did not. It could also reduce collection notices based on old dates that were already pushed back. The bill does not say how many people would be affected or how much federal revenue could change.
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