Michigan residents, businesses affected by August 2023 storms can delay filing income taxes

While income tax day is Monday for most, Michiganians in nine counties impacted by severe storms, tornadoes, and floods that occurred in August 2023 can seek a filing delay.

Severe weather impacted nine Michigan counties in late August 2023 causing the IRS to announce in February that individuals and businesses impacted can get state tax relief through extensions. Instead of the April 15 deadline, those taxpayers have until June 17 to file if they provide some basic information, Michigan's Department of Treasury said.

Individuals, households, and businesses who reside in or are located in Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne counties are eligible to request a disaster-related extension on individual income tax, Michigan business tax, corporate income tax, flow-through entity tax, and city of Detroit income taxes.

“A natural disaster can be devastating both personally and financially,” said state treasurer Rachael Eubanks in the federal notice. “By providing tax relief, disaster survivors will have more time to focus on recovering and getting their lives back to a sense of normalcy."

Severe storms struck in Lower Michigan in August, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power, destroying trees and overwhelming storm water and sewer systems.

On Aug. 23 up to 7 inches of rain were recorded in western Wayne County. Hundreds of homeowners reported flooding. The next day, seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan, causing two deaths: in Lansing and near Webberville, the National Weather Service confirmed.

For state taxes, request relief by contacting the Department of Treasury and providing the following information:

• Taxpayer's name
• Taxpayer's account number
• The address impacted by and within the federal disaster area (the taxpayer’s address or the tax preparer’s address)
• A brief description of how the taxpayer was impacted by the federal disaster

Taxpayers may request disaster relief from the Department of Treasury online, over the phone or by mail. For more information, go here.

City of Detroit taxes are statutory and automatic. No request or additional information is required.

All other city-level taxes are administered at the local level. Contact the city directly to explore potential disaster-related penalty and interest waivers.

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