Due to severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides in West Virginia on May 3, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh and Wyoming. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that it will waive failure to deposit penalties for employment and excise taxes due after May 2, 2009 and before May 19, 2009 as long as the deposits were made by May 18, 2009. Also, affected taxpayers will have until July 2, 2009 to file most tax returns. Contact Vision Payroll if you were affected by the storms, flooding, mudlsides, and landslides and need further information on the relief provided by the IRS.