Wildfire victims in six Washington counties and three tribal nations have until February 1, 2027 to file and pay federal taxes that would otherwise have come due in the months after the fires began. The IRS says the counties are Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens and Yakima. The tribes are the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
The relief covers wildfires that began July 31, 2026, under a federal emergency declaration the IRS identifies as FEMA 3650-EM. The agency announced it on August 31 as notice WA-2026-03. With the new date about 14 weeks away, anyone in the area who has been putting off paperwork now has a firm limit to plan around.
Who gets the extra time without asking
The relief is automatic. The IRS says it identifies taxpayers located in the covered disaster area and applies the filing and payment relief on its own, so there is no form to send and no call to make. The agency directs taxpayers located outside the covered area to call IRS Special Services at 866-562-5227…