Employers Can Provide Tax-Free Disaster Assistance to Employees

By Allison Wilkerson, Robert C. Louthian, III and Ruth Wimer on September 5, 2017

Section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code allows an employer to provide tax-free qualified disaster relief payments to Texas and Louisiana employees in designated areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Tags: Code Section 139, Hurricane Harvey, Internal Revenue Code, Louisiana, Qualified Disaster Relief Payment, Secretary of the Treasury, Texas

Allison Wilkerson
Allison Wilkerson focuses her practice on employee benefits matters. She has extensive experience handling issues pertaining to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Read Allison Wilkerson's full bio.

Robert C. Louthian, III
Robert C. Louthian, III, represents exempt organizations on a wide range of tax and related issues, including determinations of exempt status, securing private letter rulings on proposed transactions, and preparing and representing clients who are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. He works primarily with hospitals and other institutional providers, private foundations, scientific research organizations, universities, trade associations and corporate foundations. Robert has extensive experience in the formation of provider networks, integrate delivery systems, conversions of tax-exempt organizations and joint ventures with tax-exempt participants. Read Robert Louthian's full bio.

Ruth Wimer

Employers Can Provide Tax-Free Disaster Assistance to Employees

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