Tax deadline extended again for most Western WA residents

Tax Day may have passed weeks ago, but Washington residents living in areas affected by storms, flooding and landslides late last year are getting yet another extension.

The deadline is now Aug. 5, pushed back months later than the original extension of May 1. More counties and Tribal nations also qualify for relief this time around.

Though it's a procrastinator's dream, the tax relief may be a welcome relief for many after a long year. Western Washington endured atmospheric rivers that brought flooding, windstorms and landslides.

The IRS identifies taxpayers in the covered disaster area and automatically applies the extension. Taxpayers who live in or have a business in King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom or Yakima counties had gotten the original May 1 extension.

The deadline extension applies to individual income tax returns, 2025 contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts, tax payments, and quarterly payroll and certain excise tax returns, the IRS said.

In addition to the counties previously identified for the original May 1 extension, the following counties and Tribal nations will also benefit from the new extension:

* Counties: Asotin, Clark, Cowlitz, Garfield, Klickitat, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Skamania and Wahkiakum.

* Tribal Nations: Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Hoh Indian Tribe, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Lummi Nation, Makah Tribe, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Nisqually Indian Tribe, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Puyallup Tribe, Quileute Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Samish Indian Nation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes, and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.

If a taxpayer in the area affected by these disasters receives a late filing or late payment penalty notice from the IRS that doesn't reflect the extension, they should call the telephone number on the notice to have the IRS lift the penalty.

People who live in or have businesses outside of the coverage area but are affected by the flooding can request relief by calling IRS special services at 866-562-5227.

Taxpayers in the disaster coverage area can also claim disaster-related losses on their federal income tax return until Oct. 15 and deduct personal property losses that aren't covered by insurance or other reimbursements, the IRS said.

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