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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 15th 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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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.

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Facts about Form 8868!

The official name of the form is “Form 8868 : Application for Extension of time to file an Exempt Organization Return“.

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Form 8868 is used by an exempt organization to request an automatic 3-month extension of time (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) to file its return and also to apply for an additional (not automatic) 3-month extension if the original 3-month extension was not enough. Also, the trustee of a trust required to file Form 1041-A or Form 5227 must use Form 8868 to request an extension of time to file those returns.

You cannot apply for both the automatic 3-month extension and the additional (not automatic) 3-month extension at the same time.

Use Form 8868 to apply for an automatic 3-month extension of time to file an organization’s return, and submit the original form to the IRS (no copies are needed). Or for applying for an additional (not automatic) 3-month extension.

The automatic 3-month extension (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) will be granted if this form is properly completed, filed, and any balance due on line 3c is paid by the due date for the return for which the extension applies.

File Form 8868 by the due date of the return for the form you are requesting an extension, or, in the case of an additional 3-month extension, by the extended due date of the return. When requesting an additional extension of time to file, file Form 8868 early so that if your request is denied you can still file your return on time.

An organization will only be allowed a total extension of 6 months for a return for a tax year.

Automatic 3- month (6 month in Case Corporation required to file form 990-T) can be electronically filed. However, you cannot file Form 8868 electronically if you want the additional (not automatic) 3-month extension or you are filing extension request for Forms 990-BL, 6069, or 8870, group returns, or a composite or consolidated Form 990-T.

Due Dates for Filing Form 8868


Form # Due Date to File Extension Description
Form 990 By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of organizations accounting period or from the date of dissolution or liquidation or termination Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax
Form 990 BL By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of filers tax year Information and Initial Excise Tax Return for Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain Related Persons
Form 990 EZ By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of organizations accounting period or from the date of dissolution or liquidation or termination Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax
Form 990 PF By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of foundation’s accounting period or from the date of complete dissolution or liquidation or termination Return of Private Foundation or Section 4947(a)(1) Nonexempt Charitable Trust Treated as a Private Foundation
Form 990 T(corporation)6 months extension By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust) By the 15th day of the fourth month after the end of tax year Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust) By the 15th day of the fourth month after the end of tax year Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 990-T (trust other than above) By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 1041 A By 15th April after the calendar year (2011) U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable Amounts
Form 4720 By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of entity’s accounting period Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under Chapters 41 and 42 of the Internal Revenue Code
Form 5227 By 15th April after the calendar year (2011) Split-Interest Trust Information Return
Form 6069 By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year Return of Excise Tax on Excess Contributions to Black Lung Benefit Trust Under Section 4953 and Computation of Section 192 Deduction
Form 8870 A charitable remainder trust described in section 664(d) file by 15th April 2011. All others by the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year Information Return for Transfers Associated With Certain Personal Benefit Contracts

Form 8868 can be filed electronically to the IRS through an approved E-file provider. One such Form 8868 e-file provider is www.extensiontax.com.

You can e-file an extension request using www.ExtensionTax.com software with your own computer. The IRS acknowledge receipt of the extension request if you file through ExtensionTax.com.
Remember the inbuilt provisions in e-filing service enable data maintenance efficiently. Thus your data is safe and retrievable at any point of time.
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Use Form 4868 to request an automatic extension of time to file a U.S. individual income tax return. The extension will be granted if you properly estimate your tax liability using the information available to you. Enter your total tax liability on Form 4868, and file Form 4868 by the regular due date of your return (April 18th).

Although you are not required to make the full payment of the tax you estimate as due, Form 4868 does not extend the time to pay taxes. If you do not pay the amount due by the regular due date, you will owe interest. You should pay as much as you can to limit the amount of interest you will owe. You may also be charged penalties.

You do not have to explain why you are asking for the extension. IRS will contact you only if your request is denied. Do not file Form 4868 if you want the IRS to figure your tax or you are under a court order to file your return by the regular due.

Use Form 4868 to apply for 6 more months (4 months if U.S. citizen or resident is out of country) to file Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, or 1040NR-EZ.

Calendar year taxpayers should file Form 4868 by April 15, 2010. Fiscal year taxpayers, file Form 4868 by the regular due date of the return.

If a US citizen or resident is out of the country on the regular due date of return, then he/she is allowed 2 extra months to file the return and pay any amount due without requesting an extension. For a calendar year return, this is June 15, 2010. File this form and be sure to check the box if you need an additional 4 months to file your return.

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