In addition to those impacted by Hurricane Debby, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced disaster tax relief for individuals and businesses in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene and Milton, including an extension of the 28-day Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) filing deadline. Businesses affected by this extension are those whose qualifying employee, company, or WOTC consultant is in a FEMA-declared disaster area.
No further action is needed from Thomas & Company WOTC clients at this time. At Thomas & Company, we understand the importance of staying compliant, even during challenging times. That’s why Thomas & Company WOTC clients can rest assured that our team will take care of every detail, from resubmitting the forms to working with state agencies, ensuring that our clients can still claim the WOTC benefits they are entitled to without any additional stress. For any submissions that are received marked as “not timely” due to missing the original 28-day window, we will handle the process of submitting these for review by the states since the deadline has now been extended.
State specific details, included below, are associated with relief for Hurricane Helene and Milton only. Details associated with Hurricane Debby can be found here.
We will continue to monitor for any changing deadlines and/or further tax relief available for individuals and businesses impacted by Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton.
Hurricane Helene
Alabama
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 20, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 22, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Entire State
Florida
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 21, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 23, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Monroe, Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington
Georgia
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 22, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 24, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Entire State
North Carolina
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 23, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 25, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Entire State
South Carolina
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 23, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 25, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Entire State
Tennessee
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 24, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 26, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington
Virginia
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after October 23, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after September 25, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: City of Bedford, Bland, Bristol City, Buchanan, Carroll, Covington City, Craig, Danville City, Dickenson, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Norton City, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Radford, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe
Hurricane Milton
Florida
- Extends the filing deadline through May 1, 2025 for WOTC certification requests that were due on or after November 2, 2024 but on or before April 30, 2025. This applies to requests for employment starting dates on or after October 5, 2024 but on or before April 3, 2025.
- Declared Counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putman, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, and Volusia
