IRS Filing Extension: Getting an Extension Beyond the IRS' Filing Deadline

If you are unable to complete and file your federal income tax return by the April deadline, the IRS does provide taxpayers with the opportunity to request an extension. An extension gives the taxpayer until the middle of October of the current year to file their most recent federal income tax return.
The Internal Revenue Service provides two avenues to request an automatic extension in advance of the April filing deadline, with taxpayers either using IRS Free File at IRS.gov/freefile to request an automatic filing extension or filing IRS Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File. #taxfiling #filingextension #1040