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Why Filing An Extension Is Important?

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Imagine opening a letter from the IRS assessing you a huge penalty because they claim you did not file your extension on time! There are several individuals who face this exact problem. The irritating part is that an extension request is an arguably meaningless filing since it is automatically granted if requested. But, the IRS takes it very serious.

So with April 17th fast approaching (taxes are not due on the 15^th due to the federal observation of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1862), how can you protect yourself? If you are filing your own extension for your personal tax returns with the IRS use Form 4868. Be sure to get some kind of proof of delivery and make a copy of theextension. Even with delivery confirmation it is difficult to prove what you sent. The best way is to e-file the extension through Extensiontax.comthat e-files and obtains an electronic confirmation.

BEWARE!! Just because you file an extension does not grant you additional time to pay! The tax you calculate on the return you are going to prepare and file by October is still due by April 17. So if you think you might not have enough tax withheld, you need to make some good estimates and send in some payments. You can send the payment Information with Form 4868, when E-filed and the money gets automatically debited from your bank account.

If you do not pay your tax or file your return on time, interest and penalties are calculated based on any amount of tax you come up short. Interest varies with market changes (currently 4 percent a year for the IRS). IRS late payment penalties are ½ percent of the balance each month (up to 25 percent). If you fail to timely file, the IRS penalties are 5 percent of the balance each month (up to 25 percent). You may also incur underpayment of estimated tax penalties depending on your circumstances.

Millions of people e-file their tax extension forms every year. The IRS has a digital initiative–a push to get up to 80 percent of their forms online–and tax extensions are included in that. E-filing a federal personal, business and nonprofit tax extension with Form 4868, 7004and 8868 is quick and easy. A tax extension extends the time to file, not to pay taxes (if they are owed).
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Missing Form W-2? File an Extension online @ www.ExtensionTax.com.

Before you file your 2011 tax return, you should make sure you have all the needed documents including all your Forms W-2. You should receive a Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, from each of your employers. Employers have until January 31, 2012 to send you a 2011 Form W-2 earnings statement.If you haven’t received your W-2, follow these steps:

1. Contact your employer If you have not received your W-2, contact your employer to inquire if and when the W-2 was mailed. If it was mailed, it may have been returned to the employer because of an incorrect or incomplete address. After contacting the employer, allow a reasonable amount of time for them to resend or to issue the W-2.

2. Contact the IRS If you do not receive your W-2 by February 14th, contact the IRS for assistance at 800-829-1040. When you call, you must provide your name, address, city and state, including zip code, Social Security number, phone number and have the following information:

• Employer’s name, address, city and state, including zip code and phone number

• Dates of employment

• An estimate of the wages you earned, the federal income tax withheld, and when you worked for that employer during 2011. The estimate should be based on year-to-date information from your final pay stub or leave-and-earnings statement, if possible.

3. File your return You still must file your tax return or request an extension to file April 18, 2011, even if you do not receive your Form W-2. If you have not received your Form W-2 by the due date, and have completed steps 1 and 2, you may use Form 4852, Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. Attach Form 4852 to the return, estimating income and withholding taxes as accurately as possible. There may be a delay in any refund due while the information is verified.

4. File a Form 1040X On occasion, you may receive your missing W-2 after you filed your return using Form 4852, and the information may be different from what you reported on your return. If this happens, you must amend your return by filing a Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.

If you do not get your W-2 in time to file your Taxes, Make sure to file an Extension.

April 17, 2012 is the last day to file 2011 Taxes as an Individual OR Extension Form 4868 should be filed if you cannot complete your return on the due date.

E-file your Extension Tax Form 4868 for automatic six-months Extension with www.ExtensionTax.com.
The complete process, starting from signing up in to the website to transmit takes just a few minutes. Plus, Extensiontax.com offers the lowest price in the industry.Extensiontax.com has loads of contextual help and support windows to guide users through the process. Other tax extension programs expect users to know what every form means; Extensiontax.com spells it out, and makes it easy. The website is intuitive, simple, and low on confusing tax jargon.

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E-file IRS Tax Form 8868!

Non-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations can now extend their 2011 tax through www.extensiontax.com. Extensiontax.com is known for offering quality service as well as a quick and easy way to extend the filing date for Personal, Business and non-profit organization Returns.

Using IRS Form 8868: “Application for Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return” Non-Profit and Tax-Exempt Organizations can now file for an extension of their filing date. The process may be slightly different than that for Personal and Business Extensions, but it is just as simple.

There are several distinct differences of Filing a Form 8868 rather than a Personal or Business Return Extension. For Instance, a Non-Profit Organization must provide the name of the person in charge of the books. They must also provide a Group Exemption Number if the organization is filing a group return. A significant difference of Filing the 8868 Non-Profit Extension is that it consists of two parts. Part one is an automatic 3 month extension, while Part 2 is an additional 3 month extension. It should be noted that an organization can only file Part 2 if it has already been granted an Automatic 3-month Extension on a previously filed 8868.

Our Site allows Exempt Organizations to file either Part One or Part Two. An organization can even file Part Two through our website if it did not file part one with us (It is still necessary that a Form 8868Part One was Filed).In the end, we will do the same thing we do with Personal and Business Extensions. We’ll check over your form, make sure it’s clear of basic errors. After that, we’ll submit your tax extension electronically to the IRS. We’re an authorized IRS e-file provider and our site operates on a secure network, so your information is safe.
Depending on volume, you hear back from the IRS in minutes. We’ll keep you updated with any new information from the IRS via email.

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E-file your Extensions in 10 minutes for less than $10

Extensiontax.com makes filing tax extensionseasy with their simple and secure e-filing program. Extensiontax.com is an authorized IRS e-file provider, serving the entire Nation. With Extensiontax.com, users can e-file a personal, business or nonprofit organization tax extension in less than 10 minutes, for less than $10.

The deadline for filing a tax extension is right around the corner. With Extensiontax.com, users can e-file a six month extension quickly and easily. The complete process, starting from signing up in to the website to transmit takes just a few minutes. Plus,Extensiontax.com offers the lowest price in the industry when it comes to Efiling Extension forms 4868, 7004 and 8868.

Extensiontax.com has loads of contextual help and support windows to guide users through the process. Other tax extension programs expect users to know what every form means; Extensiontax.com spells it out, and makes it easy. The website is intuitive, simple, and low on confusing tax jargon.

Here’s how it works:

Users quickly create an account by clicking Sign up at Extensiontax.com
They input their basic tax information into the application
The program walks them through the process and checks for errors
A couple of clicks later and their tax extensions is sent to the IRS

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What is Form 4868 All About?

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April 17th is the deadline to file your income tax return, but if you are not able to file the return by the deadline. What should you do? File an extension, of course.

You can automatically extend the April 17 due date to October 15 by filing Form 4868, “Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.” So now you have six more months to file your personalincome tax return.

The good thing about Form 4868 is that simply filing this form grants an automatic, no-questions-asked 6-month extension. You don’t have to have a reason. Just sending this form to the IRS on or before April 17 gets you the extra six months.
But here’s another important point about Form 4868: This 6-month extension is NOT an extension to pay any tax you may owe on the tax return. Form 4868 only grants an extension of time to file the tax return.
So, if you usually get a refund on your personal tax return, you are OK. But, if you think you might have a balance due, or if you are not sure, then you should go ahead and prepare the return to the best of your ability, do the calculations, and see where you stand.

If you are getting a refund, great! If you’re not in a hurry to get the refund, then file theextension form and wait until October 15 to send in the return. But if you have a balance due on the return, then you should send in your balance due with Form 4868. That way you avoid any penalty and interest for late payment of tax.

When October 15 rolls around, you send in the return, showing the Form 4868 payment as a credit. The end result is this: you paid your tax on time (April 17), and you filed yourtax return legally late (October 15) because you filed the extension form on time.

Obviously, the key here is whether or not you have a balance due on your return. If you have a balance due, but don’t send in the payment with Form 4868, then you will have penalty and interest charges for paying the tax after April 15.Bottom line: Do not overlook the fact that Form 4868 does not grant you an extension of time to pay the tax. It only gives you an extension of time to file the return.

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