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NE 99-19-1 All Nebraska Taxes 2019-04-09

Is Nebraska Revenue Ruling 99-09-2 on the IRS disaster relief designation still in effect?

Short answer: No -- it has been withdrawn. Revenue Ruling 99-19-1 (issued April 9, 2019) rescinds Revenue Ruling 99-09-2, 'Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Disaster Relief Designation' (issued April 15, 2009). Instead of restating that guidance, the Department directs taxpayers to its website 'for current information on disaster relief.' So for how Nebraska follows federal (IRS) disaster-relief postponements of filing and payment deadlines, rely on the Department's current online disaster-relief guidance rather than the withdrawn 99-09-2.

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Plain-English summary

This is a housekeeping ruling. The Nebraska Department of Revenue rescinds an older ruling: Revenue Ruling 99-09-2, "Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Disaster Relief Designation," which had been issued April 15, 2009. That earlier ruling explained how Nebraska treated federal disaster-relief designations -- for example, when the IRS postpones filing and payment deadlines for taxpayers in a federally declared disaster area.

Rather than replace the guidance with a new ruling, the Department says: "For current information on disaster relief, see our website." Disaster-relief details change with each declaration, so the Department moved this information online rather than keeping it in a static ruling.

What this means for you

Taxpayers affected by a federally declared disaster

Do not rely on the withdrawn Revenue Ruling 99-09-2 for whether and how Nebraska honors an IRS disaster-relief postponement. Check the Nebraska Department of Revenue's website for its current disaster-relief guidance, which is kept up to date for each declaration.

Tax professionals

When a client is in a disaster area, confirm Nebraska's current position from the Department's online disaster-relief information rather than this retired 2009 ruling -- the deadlines and covered areas are declaration-specific.

Common questions

Q: What does Revenue Ruling 99-19-1 do?
A: It rescinds Revenue Ruling 99-09-2, "Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Disaster Relief Designation" (issued April 15, 2009).

Q: Where do I find Nebraska's current disaster-relief guidance?
A: The ruling directs taxpayers to the Department's website for current disaster-relief information.

Q: Can I still rely on 99-09-2?
A: No. Once rescinded, it can no longer be relied on; use the Department's current online disaster-relief guidance.

Citations and references

  • Rescinds: Revenue Ruling 99-09-2, "Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Disaster Relief Designation," issued April 15, 2009.
  • No statutes are cited in this rescinding ruling; it points to the Department's website for current disaster-relief information.

Source

Original ruling text

Revenue Ruling 99-19-1

All Nebraska Taxes

Rescinds Revenue Ruling 99-09-2

April 9, 2019

All Nebraska Taxes—Revenue Ruling Rescinded
For current information on disaster relief, see our website.

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of interest.
The following revenue ruling is hereby rescinded:
99-09-2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Disaster Relief Designation, issued
April 15, 2009.
APPROVED:
Tony Fulton
Tax Commissioner
April 9, 2019

Nebraska Department of Revenue, PO Box 94818, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4818

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