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Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines ActSection 2 › Proposal

The change applies to claims filed after enactment

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the postponement of certain deadlines by reason of disasters applicable to the limitation on credit or refund, and to take postponements into account for purposes of sending collection notices, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

The change applies to claims filed after enactment

The document says “shall applyWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to claims filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the postponement of certain deadlines by reason of disasters applicable to the limitation on credit or refund, and to take postponements into account for purposes of sending collection notices, Sec. 2

Paragraph (2) of subsection (a). The amendment above reaches claims filed after the date this Act was enacted, which the law records as December 26, 2025. The Act sets no other date and provides for no earlier claims.

What the document actually says

“The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to claims filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.”

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the postponement of certain deadlines by reason of disasters applicable to the limitation on credit or refund, and to take postponements into account for purposes of sending collection notices, Sec. 2
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This change starts right away. It covers claims sent in after the law is signed.

What this is about

A claim is how you ask for money back. Older claims do not get this rule. Only new ones do.

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