“Qualified disaster” declaration allowing employer-sponsored charities to provide relief (New Mexico)
FEMA’s disaster declaration allows certain employer-sponsored charities to provide disaster relief programs for affected employees.
Allowing employer-sponsored charities to provide relief (New Mexico)
The IRS issued a release announcing tax relief for taxpayers in New Mexico that were affected by April 2022 wildfires and straight-line winds. This follows the recent disaster declaration for individual assistance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Read the IRS release—NM-2022-05 (May 10, 2022)
FEMA’s disaster declaration allows certain employer-sponsored charities to provide disaster relief programs for affected employees. In particular, employer-sponsored private foundations and donor-advised funds may provide assistance to the sponsoring employer’s employees and their family members as long as the individuals receiving aid are affected by a qualified disaster and certain safeguards are in place so that such assistance is serving charitable purposes. Read Publication 3833 [PDF 340 KB].
For additional information regarding how employers can assist employees affected by the disaster, read a 2021 report [PDF 172 KB] prepared by KPMG LLP: What’s News in Tax: Employers Helping Employees—Disaster Relief
The tax relief provided by the IRS to affected taxpayers also postpones until August 31, 2022, the due date for various tax return filings and tax payments due on or after April 5, 2022, and before August 31, 2022. Read TaxNewsFlash
For more information, contact a tax professional with KPMG’s Washington National Tax practice:
Ruth Madrigal | ruthmadrigal@kpmg.com
Preston Quesenberry | pquesenberry@kpmg.com
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