To receive an automatic 6-month extension of time to file your return, you can file Form 4868. Please refer to “What if You Can’t File on Time?” in the Instructions for Form 1040 (and Form 1040-SR) and the instructions in Form 4868.Įxtensions to file - If you cannot file by the due date of your return, you should request an extension of time to file. You will be charged interest on any amount not paid by the regular due date until the date the tax is paid. If you're living and working outside the United States and Puerto Rico or in the military or naval service on duty outside the United States and Puerto Rico, you may qualify for an automatic 2-month extension to file and pay the tax without filing Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S.
If the Service determines you to be affected by a federally declared disaster, a significant fire or a terroristic or military action, you may have up to one year after the due date of your return to file and pay taxes, depending on the deadline specified by the Service. See Publication 3, Armed Forces' Tax Guide. You generally have at least 180 days after you leave the designated combat zone/contingency operation to file and pay taxes. If you served or are serving in the Armed Forces in a combat zone or a contingency operation, or become hospitalized as the result of an injury received while serving in such an area or operation, after the end of your tax year but before the normal filing due date of your return, you may have additional time to file and pay taxes. You will later receive an electronic acknowledgement that the IRS has accepted your electronically filed return. If you file electronically, the date and time in your time zone when your return is transmitted controls whether your return is filed timely. Your return is considered filed on time if the envelope is properly addressed, has enough postage, is postmarked, and is deposited in the mail by the due date. Taxpayers in Maine and Massachusetts have until Apbecause of the Patriots’ Day holiday in those states. For the 2021 tax return, the due date is Apbecause of the Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C. If your due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is moved to the next business day. If you use a fiscal year (tax year ending on the last day of any month other than December), your return is due on or before the 15th day of the fourth month after the close of your fiscal year. If you're a calendar year filer and your tax year ends on December 31, the due date for filing your federal individual income tax return is generally April 15 of each year.
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