IRS gives 6-month extension to Virginia Tech victims, families, students

  

(4/17/07 - WASHINGTON) -- Those affected by the Virginia Tech shootings will get an extra six months to file and pay their federal taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday.

The IRS said the extension until Oct. 15 applies to victims, their families, emergency responders and university students and employees.

"Taxes are the last thing the Virginia Tech family should be worried about at this time," IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said in a statement. Midnight Tuesday was the deadline for most taxpayers to file their taxes for 2006.

Taxpayers seeking the extension should call the IRS at 1-866-562-5227, the tax agency said.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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