Following severe storms and flooding in Florida, the IRS extended the tax deadline for affected Florida residents. The IRS announcement that some in Florida have more time to file their 2022 federal tax returns notably comes after Tax Day. The tax deadline extension also comes as Florida lawmakers consider whether to pass $1.5 billion in proposed state tax cuts. (The Florida House unanimously passed a tax cut bill that lawmakers say could save state residents an estimated $1.48 billion).
Republican Rep. Stan McClain, chair of Florida's House Ways and Means Committee, wanted a bill that helped Floridians. “That was the litmus test — does this provide relief to the consumer?” McClain said in a statement.
