The Internal Revenue Service announced it is providing additional tax relief to individuals and businesses affected by the ongoing conflict in Israel, postponing a wide range of deadlines for filing federal returns, making tax payments and performing other time-sensitive tax-related actions until Sept. 30, 2027.
The new guidance, issued as Notice 2026-63, follows earlier relief measures. Notice 2023-71 originally provided relief to taxpayers affected by the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, while Notice 2024-72 covered taxpayers affected by terroristic action in Israel throughout 2023 and 2024. Notice 2025-53 extended relief through Sept. 30, 2026.
Under the new notice, affected individuals and businesses in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza have until Sept. 30, 2027, to file returns and pay any taxes due during the period from Sept. 30, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027. Taken together with the earlier notices, the relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred or will occur from Oct. 7, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2027.
The IRS said it automatically identifies taxpayers whose principal residence or principal place of business is located in the covered area based on previously filed returns and applies the relief. Other eligible taxpayers, or their representatives, whose filing address is outside the covered area can obtain relief by calling the IRS disaster hotline at 866-562-5227 and identifying the date they qualified for relief. International callers may call 267-941-1000.
The agency said additional relief may be available, and directed taxpayers to the notices for details on what relief is provided, who qualifies and when.