CT-2011-42, Oct. 4, 2011
MOUNTAINSIDE NJ — The Internal Revenue Service reminded all Connecticut taxpayers affected by Tropical Storm Irene that they have until Oct. 31 to meet certain tax filing and payment obligations and announced that e-file and Free ob体育 would remain available to accept their returns.
E-file, which will close for all other taxpayers following the Oct. 17 extension filing deadline, will be open through the end of October to any taxpayer who lives or has a business in areas of Connecticut granted tax relief because of Tropical Storm Irene.
Special Instructions for e-ob体育rs
The IRS encouraged any taxpayer who wants to include a payment with the tax return to e-ob体育 by Oct. 20.
Because of year-end programming changes, IRS e-ob体育 will not accept returns that include payments after Oct 20. E-file returns that include a payment after that date will be rejected, but the IRS offers other options for these taxpayers to still e-file but pay separately by using:
These guidelines apply to e-file and Free ob体育 returns only. Payments accompanying paper returns are not affected.
For more details, access the disaster relief tax information on this website by using the term “disasters” in the key word search feature.