How Can I E-File an IRS Filing Extension?
E-file extensions are done when you can't file your federal tax return by the April 15 deadline (April 18 in 2011). You can use the IRS free file website to file form 4868 Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return as long as you provide the correct information on the 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ fillable tax form. It is free to e-file an extension with the IRS free file fillable forms.
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Use the free file fillable form from the Free Fillable Forms website (see Resources). At this website, you can click on "Start Free File Fillable Forms." On the next page, you are given some tips for free filing. Click "Continue" when you are ready.
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Click on "Create an Account" in the popup window. You will enter a username, password, choose a security question and enter an email address. At the bottom, you will enter the validation security code shown. Check the box that you agree to the terms, which you can read by clicking "Terms of Service." Click "Continue." Print out your username and password page or write the information down before clicking "Continue" in the next window.
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Choose the federal form you will need to file. Click the "Start 1040" button for the appropriate form. The form you choose will appear.
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Fill in your personal information on the 1040 form you have selected. The information needed is your name, address, Social Security number and spouses name and Social Security number if you have a spouse. At the top of the page in the right hand corner, you will see an icon that says, "File an Extension." Click on that icon after entering your personal information.
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Read the form. All of the information you entered on the 1040 form will transferred to the form 4868. Confirm the information is correct. In Part II, enter your estimated tax liability if you will have one and any payment information you want to enter.
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Click "File Extension Now" after you are done entering any financial information on the form. You will be asked to confirm your last year's adjusted gross income found on your prior year's tax return. You will make up a five digit pin number and click "Submit." Click on the icon "Print Extension Form" in the right-hand corner to keep a copy for your records.
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