[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-7689":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"7689","What is a qualified disaster for 2025?","A qualified disaster is a disaster that the President has declared as a major disaster. It's also known as a federally declared major disaster. The FEMA numbers for these major disasters include the letters DR in capital letters. To determine whether the President has declared a disaster as a major disaster go to the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations\" target=\"blank\">FEMA website\u003Cspan class=\"append_external\" style=\"margin-right:4px;\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/a>. On that page, make the following four selections and then click the Search and Filter Disasters button:\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>In the Declaration Date box:\u003Cbr>\nUnder Year (Start), enter the year before your disaster began.\u003Cbr>\nUnder Year (End), enter a year that is 2 years after the year in which your disaster began, if available. Otherwise, enter the year after the disaster began.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>In the Declaration Type box, select Major Disaster Declaration.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>In the Incident Type box, select Any, or the type of disaster if you want to be more specific.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>In the State/Tribe box, select or enter the state, territory, or tribal government in which your disaster occurred.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ol>\nIf your disaster is among the results for that search, it's a qualified disaster.\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\nFor more information on disaster tax relief, see the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-relief-in-disaster-situations\" target=\"blank\">IRS website\u003Cspan class=\"append_external\" style=\"margin-right:4px;\"> \u003C/span>\u003C/a>.",1777391488187]