Virginia Tax Commissioner Craig M. Burns has announced that Virginia will provide extensions and penalty waivers to individuals and businesses in Florida and Georgia who are unable to meet their filing and payment obligations because of Hurricane Irma.

Outlined in Tax Bulletin 17-12, income tax returns and estimated payments with an original or extended due date between the first day of the disaster* and January 31, 2018 will be granted a waiver of late filing and late payment penalties if the returns and payments are filed on or before March 2, 2018.

* September 4, 2017 in Florida and September 7, 2017 in Georgia