Many Californian taxpayers received recent IRS notices demanding payment of outstanding balances on their 2022 federal tax returns within 21 days.
Some individuals who received the notices found them to be unclear. This lack of clarity arises because the IRS has granted an extension for filing 2022 taxes to millions of Californians due to severe weather conditions in the state.
IRS Clarification Tax Deadline Extension in California
The IRS employs Notice CP14 as a means to inform taxpayers who have an outstanding balance from their tax return, as required by law. However, in this particular case, Notice CP14 sent to numerous taxpayers in California indicated that they had to settle the balance within 21 days.
Although the inclusion of a 21-day deadline is customary in a CP14 notice, the letters caused confusion and raised concerns because, as previously reported by Kiplinger, most counties in California, as well as taxpayers in other states, received an extension from the IRS for filing their 2022 federal tax returns due to the significant impact of severe weather.
To address the matter, the IRS issued a clarification on Thursday via a Tweet, stating that a tax deadline extension is applicable to the majority of California. Furthermore, the agency published a similar statement on its website, apologizing for the confusion.
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Exemption from Payment Date for Disaster-Declared Individuals
In its statement, the IRS assures California taxpayers that those covered by disaster declarations in the state still have an automatic extension to file and pay their taxes until a later date this year.
The notice letters now include an additional insert stating that the payment date mentioned in the letter does not apply to individuals covered by a disaster declaration, and the disaster dates remain in effect.
The IRS expresses its apology to taxpayers and tax professionals for any confusion and assures them that there is no need to contact the IRS or their tax professional if they have received these letters.
There is no requirement to contact the IRS regarding an IRS CP14 notice if you reside or work in a designated disaster area in California.
However, if you are uncertain, have questions or concerns, or have received a different notice from the IRS, you are encouraged to reach out to the agency or consult a trusted tax professional for assistance.
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