{"id":1095,"date":"2024-09-24T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danaleecpa.com\/blog\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2024-09-23T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:18:19","slug":"beryl-hurricane-texas-tax-relief-special-ira-401k-distributions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danaleecpa.com\/blog\/beryl-hurricane-texas-tax-relief-special-ira-401k-distributions\/","title":{"rendered":"Beryl Hurricane Texas Tax Relief! Special IRA, 401K Distributions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explore this blog post for detailed information on the new postponed deadline, estimated tax payments, Special IRA and 401K distributions, and other valuable tax insights.<\/p>\n<h2>Deadline Postponed<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hurricane Beryl has caused significant damage in 67 Texas counties. The list includes Harris County and Montgomery County (for more counties click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-announces-tax-relief-for-victims-of-hurricane-beryl-in-texas-various-deadlines-postponed-to-feb-3-2025\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/irs-announces-tax-relief-for-victims-of-hurricane-beryl-in-texas-various-deadlines-postponed-to-feb-3-2025&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721914938097000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3xY7u1u19PMm09c8sUNkMu\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, the IRS has announced it will postpone various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred from July 5, 2024, through February 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that if you filed an extension for your <strong>2023 individual or business tax return<\/strong>, now you have\u00a0<strong>until February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a02025<\/strong>\u00a0instead of September 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0or October 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024 to file your 2023 return.<\/p>\n<h2>Estimated Tax Payments<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that\u00a0<em>payments on these returns are not eligible for the extra time<\/em> because they were due last spring before the hurricane occurred. But the\u00a0<strong>quarterly estimated income tax payments due on Sept. 16, 2024, and Jan. 15, 2025 do qualify for the February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a02025 deadline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is nothing you need to do to get this hurricane relief if your IRS address of record is located in the disaster area.<\/p>\n<h2>Claiming The Losses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you suffered uninsured or unreimbursed <strong>hurricane losses, you can choose to claim them on either the 2024 return or on the 2023 return<\/strong>. You have until Oct. 15, 2025 to make the election. If you have already filed your 2023 tax return, you can file a 2023 amendment to claim the hurricane Beryl losses.<\/p>\n<h2>No 10% Penalty for Special IRA and 401K Distributions<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, you can take\u00a0<strong>money out from your IRA or 401K without incurring the 10% early penalty<\/strong>\u00a0withdrawal if you are younger than 59 \u00bd. And you can spread the income over three years, instead of reporting the entire distribution on your 2024 tax return.<\/p>\n<h2>Maximum Distribution Limit<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Qualified disaster recovery distributions <strong><u>are limited to $22,000<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0per disaster for any qualified individual (across all plans and IRAs).<\/li>\n<li>Timing of distributions: The window to take a disaster recovery distribution opens on the first day of the incident period for that qualified disaster (July 5th) and closes 180 days after the latest of (1) the first day of the incident period (July 5th) or (2) the date of the disaster declaration (Jul 9, 2024) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/4798\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/4798&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721923607880000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1lRO4mlg6wCwtpXookTHGu\">https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/4798<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tax treatment: Qualified disaster recovery distributions will not be subject to the 10% penalty tax on early distributions. For individuals, federal income taxes will be assessed over a three-year period starting in the year the qualified individual receives the distribution, unless the qualified individual elects to be taxed in full in the year of receipt.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it mean for an individual to sustain an economic loss by reason of a qualified disaster (Beryl)?<br \/>\nExamples of an economic loss include, but are not limited to:<br \/>\nLoss, damage to, or destruction of real or personal property from fire, flooding, looting, vandalism, theft, wind, or other cause,<br \/>\nLoss related to displacement from the individual\u2019s home, or<br \/>\nLoss of livelihood due to temporary or permanent layoffs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more information about this tax relief you can click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/disaster-relief-frequent-asked-questions-retirement-plans-and-iras-under-the-secure-20-act-of-2022\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, you can check our YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@taxmoneyvalue\">channel<\/a> for more subjects that you might find useful. If you are in need of a good CPA firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.danaleecpa.com\/contact.htm\">contact<\/a>\u00a0us!<\/p>\n<p>This material is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute tax, legal or accounting advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore this blog post for detailed information on the new postponed deadline, estimated tax payments, Special IRA and 401K distributions, and other valuable tax insights. Deadline Postponed Hurricane Beryl has caused significant damage in 67 Texas counties. The list includes Harris County and Montgomery County (for more counties click here). 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