Category Archives: Tax Return Preparers

Don’t Miss the Deadline! Form 8868 Extension for Tax-Exempt Organizations is Fast Approaching!

Hello taxpayers! For all our valued tax-exempt organizations, an important deadline is looming on the horizon. It’s crucial to ensure all your administrative matters are in a row, and one day, you should mark your calendars, which is May 15, 2025. This is the deadline for Form 8868, an application for an extension time to file an exempt organization return. If your tax-exempted organization needs more time to submit the annual tax return, you must act soon and file for an extension using this IRS Form 8868.

Ignoring the deadline to submit your tax returns or applying for an extension can led to unnecessary complications and potential penalties. It can detract from the vital work your organization does and might make your organization lose its tax-exempt status.

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Why Do You Need to File Form 4868 to Get Extra Time to Report Your Personal Income Taxes?

Hello taxpayers! Tax season can be stressful, especially if you’re facing unexpected circumstances that prevent you from filing your federal income tax returns on time. Fortunately, the IRS offers you a solution: Form 4868, the Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns. Filing Form 4868 gives you an additional six months to prepare and submit your individual income tax reports, helping you face IRS actions and other issues. But why should you file an extension, and what do you need to know about the process? Let’s explore the key reasons and considerations for filing Form 4868.

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From 4868 personal income tax extension application deadline is today!

Hello taxpayers! The tax season is upon us, and if you are behind schedule in your tax preparations, you should apply for a personal income tax extension today. If you miss this deadline, the IRS will not give you the extension time to report your taxes and will charge you interest and penalties. Therefore, you should file for a personal income tax extension to the IRS using the form 4868 and get the automatic six-month extension time to file your tax reports. 

If you haven’t filed form 4868 before, you should file it today. And e-filing form 4868 is the best way to apply for your personal income tax extension to the IRS and get the approval for your tax extension time. 

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For Illinois and Tennessee tornado victims, IRS extends 2021 tax-filing deadline, other deadlines to May 16

The victims of Illinois and Tennessee on December 10, 2021 suffered big damage.

Victims of this tornadoes (in parts of Illinois and Tennessee) will have until May 16, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. This is the same relief already provided to storm victims in Kentucky.

Following last week’s emergency declarations issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the IRS is providing this relief to taxpayers affected by storms, tornadoes and flooding that took place starting on Dec. 10 in parts of Illinois and Tennessee. Currently, relief is available to affected taxpayers who live or have a business in Bond, Cass, Coles, Effingham, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Pike and Shelby counties in Illinois and Cheatham, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Stewart and Weakley counties in Tennessee. But the IRS will provide the same relief to any other localities designated by FEMA in these or neighboring states. The current list of eligible localities is always available on the disaster relief page on IRS.gov, including numerous counties in Kentucky announced last week. Continue reading →

Oct. 15 deadline approaches for taxpayers who requested extensions to file 2020 tax returns

The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers about the upcoming October 15 due date to file 2020 tax returns. People who asked for an extension should file on or before the extension deadline to avoid the penalty for filing late. Electronic filing options, such as IRS Free File, are still available.

Although October 15 is the last day for most people to file, some taxpayers may have more time. They include:

Members of the military and others serving in a combat zone. They typically have 180 days after they leave the combat zone to file returns and pay any taxes due.
Taxpayers in federally declared disaster areas who already had valid extensions. For details, see the disaster relief page on IRS.gov.

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