The tax filing deadline is here, but certain counties in Virginia are getting an extension
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LYNCHBURG,Va.(WSET)—Taxseasonisuponus,andthefilingdeadlineisofficiallyhereforthemajorityofthecountry.
AsBenjaminFranklinoncesaidmanyyearsago,lifehastwoconstants:deathandtaxes.
ThefilingdeadlineforfederaltaxfilingsisApril15everyyear.
AccordingtotheIRS’swebsite,thisyearthereareexceptionstothatdeadlinethough,thankstoHurricaneHelene’simpactfromlastyear.
ForushereinVirginia,severalcountiesandcitieshaveanextensionuntilMay1.
SEEALSO:32peoplesworninasU.S.citizensatThomasJefferson’sPoplarForest
Thecountiesarethefollowing:
AlbemarleAppomattoxBedfordBlandBotetourtBuchananBuckinghamCarrollCharlotteCraigDickensonFloydGilesGraysonGreeneLeeMadisonMontgomeryNelsonPatrickPittsylvaniaPulaskiRoanokeRussellScottSmythTazewellWashingtonWiseWytheSEEALSO:Virginialaweliminatesoutofpocketcostsforcertainbreastcancerexaminations
Thecitiesarethefollowing:
BristolCityCovingtonCityDanvilleCityGalaxCityNortonCityRad