Alabama Tornado Victims Get More Time to File Their Tax Returns

Alabama residents affected by recent tornadoes and severe storms won’t have to file their tax returns until this summer.

The Internal Revenue Service March 7 announced that it is postponing various filing and payment deadlines for people who live in any region designated as a major disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That includes the April 15 deadline for filing 2018 tax returns. The new deadline will be July 31.

• The IRS said it will automatically provide filing and penalty relief to all taxpayers who live within the disaster area, so people won’t need to contact the ...