Federally Declared Disaster Extensions for 1031 Exchanges

If you are in the unfortunate situation of being affected by a federally declared natural disaster, please contact your 1031 CORP. Exchange Officer immediately. Under Revenue Procedure 2018-58, you may qualify for an extension to your 45-Day Identification and 180-Day Exchange Period deadlines. Extensions are not automatic and they do not apply to state or local states of emergency or all federally declared disasters. IRS issues a Notice or News Release listing the affected areas. A list of affected areas can be found on Tax Relief in Disaster Situation page on the IRS website. 

Extensions apply to reverse and delayed exchanges and provide the greater of either a 120 day extension or until the specific deadline date provided in the extension.

Taxpayers that may qualify for an extension are defined as follows: (a) An “affected taxpayer” as defined in IRC section 301.7508A-1(d)(1) of the Procedure and Administration Regulations; OR (b) Has difficulty meeting the 45-day identification or 180-day exchange deadlines for the following or similar reasons:

  1. The relinquished property or the replacement property is located in a covered disaster area;
  2. The principal place of business of any party to the transaction (for example, the qualified intermediary, exchange accommodation titleholder, transferee, settlement attorney, lender, financial institution, or a title insurance company) is located in the covered disaster area;
  3. Any party to the transaction (or an employee of such a party who is involved in the 1031 exchange transaction) is killed, injured, or missing as a result of the federally declared natural disaster;
  4. A document prepared in connection with the exchange (for example, the agreement between the transferor and the qualified intermediary or the deed to the relinquished property or replacement property) or a relevant land record is destroyed, damaged, or lost as a result of the federally declared disaster;
  5. A lender decides not to fund either permanently or temporarily a real estate closing due to the federally declared disaster or declared disaster or refuses to fund a loan to the taxpayer because flood, disaster, or other hazard insurance is not available due to the federally declared disaster; or
  6. A title insurance company is not able to provide the required title insurance policy necessary to settle or close a real estate transaction due to the federally declared disaster.

The extension also applies to relief workers affiliated with recognized charities and government agencies assisting in the affected area.

Note it is imperative that you notify your 1031 CORP. Exchange Officer if you are affected by a federally declared disaster because it is impossible for us know, especially if the disaster area is not where your exchange properties are located.

The IRS disaster help line is 1-866-562-5227.

Below is a list of the most recent disaster extensions. 

Alabama, October 7, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Clarke, Choctaw, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington, and Wilcox counties qualify for tax relief.  

The general postponement date has been updated to February 4, 2027. 

IRS Notice  AL-2026-01  

Florida, October 9, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla , Walton, and Washington counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 8, 2027.  

 IRS Notice  FL-2026-07  

Nebraska, September 9, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Knox County qualify for tax relief. 

The general postponement date has been updated to January 7, 2027.

IRS Notice  NE-2026-08 

West Virginia, August 14, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Fayette, Harrison and Kanawha counties qualify for tax relief.  

The general postponement date has been updated to January 7, 2027.

IRS Notice  WV-2026-02 

Indiana, August 11, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Carroll, Cass, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Park, Porter, Pulaski, Randolph, Rush, Starke, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Warren, and Wayne Counties qualify for tax relief.  

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice IN-2026-01

Ohio, August 10, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Clermont, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum, and Perry counties qualify for tax relief.  

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice  OH-2026-02 

Washington, July 31, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, and Yakima Counties qualify for tax relief. This relief also extends to businesses and residents within the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and Spokane Tribe of Indians qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice WA-2026-03

Washington, July 31, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Douglas county qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice WA-2026-02

Wisconsin, July 27, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Forest, Outagamie, Vilas, and Winnebago counties qualify for tax relief.  

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice WI-2026-3

New Mexico, July 16, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in the Pueblo of Zuni qualify for tax relief. 

The general postponement date has been updated to February 4, 2027.

IRS Notice  NM-2026-03

Guam, July 4, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in the territory of Guam qualify for tax relief. 

The general postponement date has been updated to February 4, 2027.

IRS Notice  GU-2026-01 

Nebraska, June 9, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Sioux county qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice NE-2026-07 

South Dakota, June 2, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in the Oglala Sioux Tribe qualify for tax relief.  

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice SD-2026-02 

Montana, June 2, 2026
Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Oglala Sioux Tribe qualify for tax relief.

 

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice MT-2026-05

Nebraska, May 22, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Dawes county qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice  NE-2026-06 

Hawaii, May 22, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Hawaii county qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice  HI-2026-03 

Nebraska, May 15, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in  Buffalo, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Nemaha, Richardson, Thayer, Thurston, and Howard counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 1, 2027.

IRS Notice NE-2026-05

Georgia, May 6, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Clinch, Echols, and Brantley counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to August 20, 2026.

IRS Notice GA-2026-03

Northern Mariana Islands, May 4, 2026

Individuals and households affected by Super Typhoon Sinlaku that reside or have a business in the Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan and Tinian qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to November 2, 2026.

IRS Notice NMI-2026-01

Mississippi, April 14, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Mississippi that were affected by the severe winter storm that began on Jan. 23, 2026, qualify for tax relief. 

The general postponement date has been updated to June 8, 2026.

IRS Notice MS-2026-01

Hawaii, April 10, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have business in Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai and Maui counties qualify for tax relief. 

The general postponement date has been updated to July 8, 2026.

IRS Notice HI-2026-01

Tennessee, April 3, 2026

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Cheatham, Chester, Clay, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Maury, McNairy, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Summer, Trousdale, Wayne, Williamson and Wilson counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to May 22, 2026.

IRS Notice TN-2026-01

Louisiana

Individuals and businesses in the State of Louisiana affected by severe winter ice storms that began on Jan. 22, 2026 qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to March 31, 2026.

IRS Notice MT-2026-02

Montana

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses in the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Lincoln, and Sanders counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to May 1, 2026.

IRS Notice MT-2026-02

Washington

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses in Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Samish, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom, and Yakima counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to May 1, 2026.

IRS Notice WA-2025-03

Minnesota, December 12, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice MN-2025-01

Missouri, November 17, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses in Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cooper, Douglas, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Madison, Maries, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Texas, Vernon, Washington, Wayne, and Webster Counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to March 30, 2026.

IRS Notice MO-2025-03

Alaska, November 13, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses in the Lower Kuskokwim Regional Educational Attendance Area, Lower Yukon Regional Educational Attendance Area, and Northwest Arctic Borough qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to May 1, 2026.

IRS Notice AK-2025-04

South Dakota, November 13, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Nation qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice SD-2025-01

North Dakota, November 13, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have businesses in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Nation qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice ND-2025-01

Wisconsin, September 17, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Milwaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice WI-2025-04

Texas, August 28, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Burnet, Coke, Concho, Edwards, Hamilton, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCullough, Menard, Real, Reeves, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde, and Williamson counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice TX-2025-04

New Mexico, August 21, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Chaves, Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, and Valencia counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice NM-2025-03

West Virginia, August 8, 2025

Individuals and households that reside or have a business in Marion and Ohio counties qualify for tax relief.

The general postponement date has been updated to February 2, 2026.

IRS Notice WV-2025-04