The deadline applies to individual income tax returns and payments normally due on or after 30 March 2025 and before 30 March 2026, and 2025 contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts for eligible taxpayers. This relief also applies to the estimated tax payments normally due on or after 30 March 2025 and before 30 March 2026.
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in a release (MO-2025-03) on 17 November 2025, announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Missouri affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on 30 March 2025.
Affected taxpayers now have until 30 March 2026 to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.
Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cooper, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Madison, Maries, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Texas, Vernon, Washington, Wayne, and Webster Counties qualify for tax relief.
The 30 March 2026 deadline applies to individual income tax returns and payments normally due on or after 30 March 2025 and before 30 March 2026, and 2025 contributions to IRAs and health savings accounts for eligible taxpayers. This relief also applies to the estimated tax payments normally due on or after 30 March 2025 and before 30 March 2026.
Penalties on payroll and excise tax deposits due on or after 30 March 2025 and before 14 April 2025 will be abated as long as the tax deposits were made by 14 April 2025.
In addition, quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on 31 July 2025, 31 October 2025, and 31 January 2026 are postponed until 30 March 2026 for affected businesses.
If an affected taxpayer receives a late filing or late payment penalty notice from the IRS that has an original filing, payment or deposit due date that falls within the postponement period, the taxpayer should call the telephone number on the notice to have the IRS abate the penalty.
