Cathie Wallace pauses while loading up boxes in the remnants of her kitchen in Harrison, Tenn., after the storm.TAX DEADLINE EXTENSIONAnyone living or working in Hamilton, Bradley, Polk, McMinn, Cumberland or Monroe counties may:• Wait until May 31 to file their income taxes or make a 2011 IRA contribution• Request free copies of prior-year tax documents• Claim casualty loss for property damage from recent storms on their 2011 or 2012 tax filingsSource: Internal Revenue Service
Cathie Wallace was ready to file her taxes online on March 2, but she wanted to go over everything one more time to make sure everything was in order.
She logged off her computer and left the house for the day, ready to finish filing when she returned that night.
But when she came home, her house was gone, one of about 20 homes in her Woodland Bay neighborhood to be totally destroyed by tornadoes that ripped through the area.
“Every single receipt I had sitting on the table is gone,” Wallace said. “If I get audited, I’ll say, ‘Well, let me show you some pictures.'”