Due to severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes in Alabama on March 25, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Covington, Geneva and Houston. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that it will waive failure to deposit penalties for employment and excise taxes due after March 24, 2009 and before April 10, 2009 as long as the deposits were made by April 9, 2009. Also, affected taxpayers will have until May 26, 2009 to file most tax returns. Contact Vision Payroll if you were affected by the storms, flooding, and tornadoes and need further information on the relief provided by the IRS.