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Rep. Wasserman Schultz Successfully Urges IRS To Extend Tax Filing Deadline for Counties Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Date: Sept. 2, 2005
Location: Washington DC
Issues: Taxes


Rep. Wasserman Schultz Successfully Urges IRS
To Extend Tax Filing Deadline for Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties affected by Hurricane Katrina

Setember 2, 2005

(Washington, DC) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz urged officials from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to expand tax relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Florida counties of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe.

On Tuesday, August 30th, the IRS gave taxpayers unable to meet their tax obligations an extension in counties and parishes in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz recognized that hundreds of people in South Florida suffered damage in Hurricane Katrina and might need extensions on their tax filing deadline. Rep. Wasserman Schultz contacted the IRS and urged them to extend tax relief to families in need in South Florida.

"I know that many residents in Florida have suffered repeated damage in hurricanes and that Katrina was just another blow to them," said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. "I am happy that I was able to work with the IRS and extend tax relief to those in need in South Florida."

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl20_schultz/KatrinaIRS.html

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