Due to flooding and ice jams in Alaska on April 28, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following regional educational attendance areas a federal disaster area: Alaska Gateway, Kuspuk, Yukon Flats and Yukon-Koyukuk. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that it will waive failure to deposit penalties for employment and excise taxes due after April 27, 2009 and before May 14, 2009 as long as the deposits were made by May 13, 2009. Also, affected taxpayers will have until June 29, 2009 to file most tax returns. Contact Vision Payroll if you were affected by the flooding and ice jams and need further information on the relief provided by the IRS.