Taxpayers in North Carolina are automatically eligible to file and pay their taxes later this year. The new deadline is Thursday, May 1 to file both federal and state taxes .
“This was a combination of federal disaster relief for both Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby. Between the 2 federally declared disasters, taxpayers in all 100 N.C. counties automatically qualify for the May 1 deadline for filing and paying any federal taxes due,” a spokesperson for the Internal Revenue Service told The News & Observer in an email.
A state tax filing and payment extension applies to all taxpayers who live in North Carolina as well…