Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Alex in Texas beginning June 30, 2010, President Barack Obama declared the following counties a federal disaster area: Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Maverick, Starr, Val Verde, Webb and Zapata. Therefore, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced recently that it will waive failure to deposit penalties for employment and excise taxes due after June 29, 2010 and before July 16, 2010 as long as the deposits were made by July 15, 2010. In addition, affected taxpayers will have until August 30, 2010 to file most tax returns. Contact Vision Payroll if you were affected by Hurricane Alex and need further information on the relief provided by the IRS.