While millions of Americans must file their 2024 taxes by Tuesday, residents in Southern California will have a little more time.
The Internal Revenue Service and the state of California announced in January that individual taxpayers can file their tax return up to six months after the deadline due to the deadly wildfires.
Impacted taxpayers now have until Oct. 15, 2025, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, according to the IRS.
However, payments on any outstanding tax due still must be made by April 15.
Los Angeles County taxpayers automatically have a six-month extension on filing their tax returns and on making tax payments, according to the state tax board.
The Oct. 15 deadline applies to individual income tax returns and payments normally due on April 15. According to the tax agency, this relief also applies to the 2024 estimated tax payment, normally due on Jan. 15, and estimated tax payments normally due on April 15, June 16, and Sept. 15.
The extended deadline also applies to affected businesses:
- Quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on Jan. 31, April 30, and July 31, 2025.
- Calendar-year partnership and S corporation returns normally due on March 17, 2025.
- Calendar-year corporation and fiduciary returns and payments normally due on April 15, 2025.
- Calendar-year tax-exempt organization returns normally due on May 15, 2025.
The IRS and California tax board have implemented an automatic extension to file taxes. No application is required.