It’s official: Most Californians are significantly extending the deadline for filing state and federal tax returns.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that many California taxpayers will have until October 16 to file state tax returns, following a federal extension by the Internal Revenue Service.

The expansion covers most of California’s counties, including all nine Bay Area counties.

“The state agrees with the Biden administration to extend the tax filing deadline in addition to the tax credits announced earlier this year,” Newsom said in a statement.

Late last month, the IRS extended the tax deadline for most Californians to October 16, the second extension due to the impact of severe winter storms on much of the state.

California’s tax deadline extension is one of a handful of measures to help residents and businesses hit hard by the winter storms that hit much of the state in January.

California also offered a tax deduction for residents affected by the hurricane, allowing them to claim a deduction for disaster-related losses.

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