Disaster Relief for Practitioners

Posted on September 20, 2017 View More News

The AICPA Tax Teams have compiled comprehensive information about disaster relief and the effects on tax filing and tax planning to help practitioners.

Here are some resources to help you answer questions:

2017 Hurricane Tax Filing Relief state-by-state spreadsheet (click on link from webpage):

http://cost.org/Page.aspx?id=96843

IRS information on tax relief for Hurricane Irma victims:

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-gives-tax-relief-to-victims-of-hurricane-irma-like-harvey-extension-filers-have-until-jan-31-to-file-additional-relief-planned              

  • Preliminary Thoughts on the Tax Implications of Hurricane Irma (click here)

AICPA TV webcast and Powerpoint presentation on Disasters and Taxes – Understanding Disaster Relief for Disaster Victims, from July 24, 2017:

http://www.aicpa.org/News/AICPATV/Pages/home.aspx?bctid=5519365924001&Ca=Tax|Webcast+Archives&Type=VideoSubCat

http://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/Tax/CPEAndEvents/DownloadableDocuments/2017-06-20-Disasters-and-Taxes-Presentation-Slides.pdf

Casualty Loss and Disaster Relief webpage on the AICPA website:

http://www.aicpa.org/interestareas/tax/resources/compliance/pages/casualtyloss.aspx

Casualty Loss Practice Guide:

http://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/Tax/Resources/Compliance/DownloadableDocuments/casualtylosspracticeguide-revised-2014.pdf

Disaster Tax Relief policy positions and advocacy efforts on the AICPA website, including 2015 brochure, Tax Relief for Natural Disaster Victims:

http://www.aicpa.org/Advocacy/Tax/Pages/Disaster-Relief.aspx

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