{"id":4492,"date":"2018-08-21T12:15:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T17:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2018-08-21T12:18:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T17:18:57","slug":"irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS offers advice for preparing for natural disasters, including hurricanes, storms and floods. A notice from the IRS is listed below that you can use to prepare yourself and your clients. To read the complete article, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/taxpayers-should-be-prepared-for-natural-disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_irs-naturaldisasters18\" target=\"_blank\">IRS.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The IRS Can Help<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the case of a federally declared disaster, taxpayers can call 1-866-562-5227 to speak with an IRS specialist trained to handle disaster-related issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a Copy of a Tax Return<\/strong><br \/>\nTaxpayers who need a copy of their prior-year tax return have several options. If they:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Went to a paid preparer, they might be able to get a copy of last year\u2019s tax return from that preparer.<\/li>\n<li>Used the same tax preparation software this year that they used last year, that software will likely have their prior-year tax return.<\/li>\n<li>Didn\u2019t use the same tax preparation software this year, they may be able to return to their prior-year software and view an electronic copy of that return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Get a Transcript<\/strong><br \/>\nTaxpayers who are unable to access prior-year tax return using the above methods can get a copy of their transcript by going to IRS.gov and using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/individuals\/get-transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_irs-getTranscript\" target=\"_blank\">Get Transcript<\/a> application. By selecting \u201cGet Transcript Online,\u201d the taxpayer can immediately view, print or download their transcript. If they prefer to have a copy sent to the address that the IRS has on file, they can select &#8220;Get Transcript by Mail.&#8221; They should receive their transcript in the mail in five to 10 days from the time the IRS receives their request online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update Emergency Plans<\/strong><br \/>\nBecause a disaster can strike any time, taxpayers should review emergency plans annually. Personal and business situations change over time, as do preparedness needs. When employers hire new employees or when a company or organization changes functions, they should update plans accordingly. They should also tell employees about the changes.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals and businesses should make plans ahead of time and be sure to practice them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create Electronic Copies of Key Documents<\/strong><br \/>\nTaxpayers should keep a duplicate set of key documents in a safe place, such as in a waterproof container and away from the original set, or in the cloud. Key documents includes bank statements, tax returns, identification documents and insurance policies.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so is easier now that many financial institutions provide statements and documents electronically, and financial information is available on the internet. Even if the original documents are provided only on paper, these can be scanned into a computer. This way, the taxpayer can download them to a storage device like an external hard drive or USB flash drive, or on a secure cloud platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Document Valuables<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s a good idea for a taxpayer to photograph or videotape the contents of their home, especially items of higher value. Documenting these items ahead of time will make it easier to claim any available insurance and tax benefits after the disaster strikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/forms-pubs\/about-publication-584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_irs-aboutpub584\" target=\"_blank\">Publication 584<\/a>,<em> Casualty, Disaster, and Theft Loss Workbook<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Webinar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irsvideos.gov\/StayingAfloatPlanningForEmergenciesBeforeTheyHappenWebinar_20160503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_irs-planforemergencies\" target=\"_blank\">Staying Afloat: Planning for Emergencies Before they Happen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>Find more information about document management for <a href=\"https:\/\/proconnect.intuit.com\/lacerte\/add-ons\/archive-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_dms-lc\">Lacerte\u00ae<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/proconnect.intuit.com\/proseries\/add-ons\/archive-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_dms-ps\">ProSeries\u00ae<\/a>, or about the Intuit\u00ae <a href=\"https:\/\/proconnect.intuit.com\/link-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wa-link=\"body_link-choice\">Link<\/a> portal.\u00a0This article was published on Oct. 5, 2016, and was republished on Aug. 21, 2018, to reflect updates from the IRS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IRS offers advice for preparing for natural disasters, including hurricanes, storms and floods. A notice from the IRS is listed below that you can use to prepare yourself and your clients. To read the complete article, please visit IRS.gov. The IRS Can Help In the case of a federally declared disaster, taxpayers can call<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104275893,"featured_media":4493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rkv_reviewed_by_select":[],"rkv_browse_by_id":0,"rkv_cta_id":0,"rkv_optimize_for_pagespeed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"useModifiedDate":false,"customPublishDate":"","customModifiedDate":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[509474089],"tags":[7649,2717],"intuit_collection":[],"intuit_series":[],"coauthors":[509474241],"class_list":["post-4492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tax-law-and-news","tag-irs","tag-link"],"header_image":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IRS Natural Disaster Prep Tips for Clients<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The IRS offers guidance on protecting tax records and financial documents before a natural disaster strikes. Learn how to help clients safeguard records and claim casualty losses.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters - Tax Pro Center | Intuit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The IRS offers guidance on protecting tax records and financial documents before a natural disaster strikes. Learn how to help clients safeguard records and claim casualty losses.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tax Pro Center | Intuit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IntuitAccountants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-21T17:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-21T17:18:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"696\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"385\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Intuit Accountants Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@IntuitAccts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@IntuitAccts\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Intuit Accountants Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Intuit Accountants Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d54bd3a9810fd7c290b5655f9c6b6fd6\"},\"headline\":\"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-21T17:15:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-21T17:18:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":546,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/disaster-e1508457520210.png\",\"keywords\":[\"IRS News\",\"link\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tax Law and News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/\",\"name\":\"IRS Natural Disaster Prep Tips for Clients\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/disaster-e1508457520210.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-08-21T17:15:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-21T17:18:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"The IRS offers guidance on protecting tax records and financial documents before a natural disaster strikes. Learn how to help clients safeguard records and claim casualty losses.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/disaster-e1508457520210.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/10\\\/disaster-e1508457520210.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":385,\"caption\":\"Secure your information\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/tax-law-and-news\\\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tax Pro Center | Intuit\",\"description\":\"Tax Pro Center\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Tax Pro Center | Intuit\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Tax_Pro_Center_Logo_Final_large.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Tax_Pro_Center_Logo_Final_large.webp\",\"width\":872,\"height\":160,\"caption\":\"Tax Pro Center | Intuit\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/IntuitAccountants\",\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/IntuitAccts\",\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/intuitaccountants\\\/?hl=en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/company\\\/intuit-accountants\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d54bd3a9810fd7c290b5655f9c6b6fd6\",\"name\":\"Intuit Accountants Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/avatar\\\/42accbd81149ba2287c95109f2916a5bb4893637c7490abfd483d71031a287cc?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/avatar\\\/42accbd81149ba2287c95109f2916a5bb4893637c7490abfd483d71031a287cc?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/avatar\\\/42accbd81149ba2287c95109f2916a5bb4893637c7490abfd483d71031a287cc?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Intuit Accountants Team\"},\"description\":\"The Intuit\u00ae Accountants team provides ProConnect\u2122 Tax, Lacerte\u00ae Tax, ProSeries\u00ae Tax, and add-on software and services to enable workflow for its customers. Visit us online or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/accountants.intuit.com\\\/taxprocenter\\\/author\\\/intuitproconnect\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"IRS Natural Disaster Prep Tips for Clients","description":"The IRS offers guidance on protecting tax records and financial documents before a natural disaster strikes. Learn how to help clients safeguard records and claim casualty losses.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters - Tax Pro Center | Intuit","og_description":"The IRS offers guidance on protecting tax records and financial documents before a natural disaster strikes. Learn how to help clients safeguard records and claim casualty losses.","og_url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/","og_site_name":"Tax Pro Center | Intuit","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IntuitAccountants","article_published_time":"2018-08-21T17:15:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-08-21T17:18:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":696,"height":385,"url":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Intuit Accountants Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@IntuitAccts","twitter_site":"@IntuitAccts","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Intuit Accountants Team","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/"},"author":{"name":"Intuit Accountants Team","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#\/schema\/person\/d54bd3a9810fd7c290b5655f9c6b6fd6"},"headline":"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters","datePublished":"2018-08-21T17:15:25+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-21T17:18:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/"},"wordCount":546,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png","keywords":["IRS News","link"],"articleSection":["Tax Law and News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/","url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/","name":"IRS Natural Disaster Prep Tips for Clients","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png","datePublished":"2018-08-21T17:15:25+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-21T17:18:57+00:00","description":"The IRS offers guidance on protecting tax records and financial documents before a natural disaster strikes. Learn how to help clients safeguard records and claim casualty losses.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png","width":696,"height":385,"caption":"Secure your information"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-offers-tips-for-preparing-for-natural-disasters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IRS Offers Tips for Preparing for Natural Disasters"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#website","url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/","name":"Tax Pro Center | Intuit","description":"Tax Pro Center","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#organization","name":"Tax Pro Center | Intuit","url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tax_Pro_Center_Logo_Final_large.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tax_Pro_Center_Logo_Final_large.webp","width":872,"height":160,"caption":"Tax Pro Center | Intuit"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/IntuitAccountants","https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/IntuitAccts","https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/intuitaccountants\/?hl=en","https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/company\/intuit-accountants\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/#\/schema\/person\/d54bd3a9810fd7c290b5655f9c6b6fd6","name":"Intuit Accountants Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/avatar\/42accbd81149ba2287c95109f2916a5bb4893637c7490abfd483d71031a287cc?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/avatar\/42accbd81149ba2287c95109f2916a5bb4893637c7490abfd483d71031a287cc?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/avatar\/42accbd81149ba2287c95109f2916a5bb4893637c7490abfd483d71031a287cc?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Intuit Accountants Team"},"description":"The Intuit\u00ae Accountants team provides ProConnect\u2122 Tax, Lacerte\u00ae Tax, ProSeries\u00ae Tax, and add-on software and services to enable workflow for its customers. Visit us online or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.","sameAs":["https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/"],"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/author\/intuitproconnect\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pazjGh-1as","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29119,"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas\/","url_meta":{"origin":4492,"position":0},"title":"Tax relief in declared disaster areas","author":"Scott Cytron","date":"May 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Help your clients who were affected by natural disasters with important tax compliance, filing, and IRS resources.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tax Law and News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tax Law and News","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tax relief in declared disaster areas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas-copy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas-copy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas-copy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas-copy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas-copy.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Tax-relief-in-declared-disaster-areas-copy.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58303,"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/california-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief\/","url_meta":{"origin":4492,"position":1},"title":"California wildfire victims qualify for tax relief","author":"Intuit Accountants Team","date":"January 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Get the latest information on tax relief for victims of natural disasters, and be sure let your affected clients know about these updates.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tax Law and News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tax Law and News","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"California wildfire victims qualify for tax relief","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-copy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-copy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-copy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-copy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-copy.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/California-wildfire-victims-qualify-for-tax-relief-copy.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23828,"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/how-does-taxpayer-relief-happen-after-a-major-disaster\/","url_meta":{"origin":4492,"position":2},"title":"How does taxpayer relief happen after a major disaster?","author":"Intuit Accountants Team","date":"September 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Get timely information to share with your clients about taxpayer disaster relief.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tax Law and News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tax Law and News","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Disaster Relief","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Disaster-Relief.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Disaster-Relief.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Disaster-Relief.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Disaster-Relief.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16626,"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/what-taxpayers-need-to-know-when-disaster-strikes\/","url_meta":{"origin":4492,"position":3},"title":"What Taxpayers Need to Know When Disaster Strikes","author":"Intuit Accountants Team","date":"August 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Review a summary of how to help your clients in disaster tax filings and financial relief.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tax Law and News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tax Law and News","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"IRS tax relief disaster","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/disaster-e1535553050684.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/disaster-e1535553050684.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/disaster-e1535553050684.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1926,"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/irs-gov-e-file-and-id-theft-tax-fraud-highlight-2016-tax-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":4492,"position":4},"title":"IRS.gov, E-File and ID Theft Tax Fraud Highlight 2016 Tax Season","author":"Jim Buffington, CPA","date":"February 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The nation\u2019s 2016 individual income tax filing season opened Jan. 19, with another busy tax season expected, as the IRS expects more than 150 million tax returns filed this year. The IRS also predicts that more than 70 percent of taxpayers will once again receive tax refunds this year. Last\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tax Law and News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tax Law and News","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"hacked fraud security","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hacked-e1535552563675.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hacked-e1535552563675.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hacked-e1535552563675.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11523,"url":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/tax-law-and-news\/2018-tax-filing-season-opens-jan-29\/","url_meta":{"origin":4492,"position":5},"title":"2018 Tax Filing Season Opens Jan. 29","author":"Intuit Accountants Team","date":"January 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The IRS has announced that Monday, Jan. 29 is the opening day for filing 2017 tax returns.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Tax Law and News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Tax Law and News","link":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/category\/tax-law-and-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"IRS and tax professionals","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/irs-e1535552628720.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/irs-e1535552628720.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/irs-e1535552628720.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/taxprocenter.proconnect.intuit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/disaster-e1508457520210.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104275893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4492"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13579,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4492\/revisions\/13579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4492"},{"taxonomy":"intuit_collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/intuit_collection?post=4492"},{"taxonomy":"intuit_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/intuit_series?post=4492"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accountants.intuit.com\/taxprocenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=4492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}