Nebraska Residents in Fire-Affected Counties Granted IRS Tax Filing Extension Until February 2027
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen's office announced that residents and businesses in several counties affected by fires and storms in March, April, and May will receive an extension to file their taxes until February 1, 2027. This tax relief, issued by the IRS, applies to five separate state disaster declarations. The affected counties include Morrill, Garden, Arthur, Keith, Grant, Lincoln, Dawson, Frontier, Saunders, Red Willow, Custer, Buffalo, Fillmore, Gage, Howard, Jefferson, Nemaha, Richardson, Thayer, Thurston, Dawes, and Sioux. This extension is a direct result of newly passed federal legislation allowing the IRS to grant tax relief based on a governor’s declared disaster or state emergency, bypassing the longer process of waiting for a federal disaster declaration. This marks the first time Nebraska has successfully requested and received tax relief under this new law. 
