S 1438 · in committee · niche
Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
- taxes
What this bill does
- The IRS must count postponed tax deadlines from disasters as deadline extensions when calculating refund limits.
- Taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters who file refund claims within three years receive broader lookback periods.
- The change applies immediately to disaster-related deadline postponements and affects how the IRS calculates refund eligibility.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might extending the lookback period for disaster-affected taxpayers change the total amount of refunds the IRS issues compared to current policy?
- 02
Which types of disasters and affected regions would benefit most from this change to refund claim deadlines?
- 03
What challenges might the IRS face in tracking and processing refund claims under the revised disaster-related deadline calculation system?
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Sponsor · D-GA
Raphael G. Warnock
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Introduced 2025-04-10
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Legislative timeline
2025-04-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-04-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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