Relief For Tennessee Storm Victims

On March 16, 2012, the President declared the Tennessee counties of Bradley, Claiborne, Cumberland, DeKalb, Hamilton, Jackson, McMinn, Monroe, Overton and Polk federal disaster areas because of the severe storms and tornadoes that hit those counties on March 2, 2012.

If you suffered an uninsured or underinsured loss of property due to the March 2, 2012 storms in a county included in the federally declared disaster areas, you could qualify for assistance from FEMA. Additionally, you could be able to claim a disaster loss from the 2012 storms on your 2011 federal income tax return. Furthermore, the IRS has granted extensions to May 31, 2012 for most returns that were due after February 29, 2012 and before May 31, 2012.