Due to severe storms and flooding in Georgia on September 18, 2009, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Stephens and Walker. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that it will waive failure to deposit penalties for employment and excise taxes due after September 17, 2009 and before October 6, 2009 as long as the deposits were made by October 5, 2009. In addition, affected taxpayers will have until December 17, 2009 to file most tax returns. Contact Vision Payroll if you were affected by the severe storms and flooding and need further information on the relief provided by the IRS.