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# Deadline looms large for a million Californians
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/deadline-looms-large-for-a-million-californians/
- Published: 2006-10-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:39:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

An estimated 1.5 million Californians still face a Monday, Oct. 16 filing deadline for their 2005 income tax return, reminds the Internal Revenue Service. These Californians, including about 400,000 from the greater Los Angeles area, requested an automatic six-month extension to file their returns this past April.

Taxpayers are encouraged to electronically file their taxes. Those taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less may consider Free File, which is available by going to www.irs.gov.

In addition, more than 2,800 taxpayers who relocated to California following Hurricane Katrina and filed a 2004 federal tax return have not yet filed a 2005 return, according to IRS and Federal Emergency Management Agency records. Hurricane evacuees who need help with tax matters can call the IRS toll-free at 1- 866-562-5227.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 14, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101406.pdf?ref=smdp.com)