Georgia DOR Extends Tax Filing Deadlines for Wildfire-Affected Taxpayers

The Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) announced tax deadline extensions for taxpayers in Clinch, Echols, and Brantley Counties affected by the Georgia Highway 82 and Pineland Road wildfires. April 2026 sales and use tax returns and payments originally due May 20 are extended to June 22, and the extension also applies to monthly excise tax returns. Affected taxpayers with valid income tax filing extensions expiring Oct. 15, 2026, now have until Feb. 12, 2027, to file 2025 returns; however, income tax payments originally due April 15, 2026, are not eligible for relief. The 120-day extension also applies to certain estimated ...