Federal Tax Form 4868 - Automatic Extension of Time To File

Tax Form 4868 is used to apply for 6 more months to file Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, or 1040NR-EZ.

To get the extra time you must:

  1. Properly estimate your 2005 tax liability using the information available to you,
  2. Enter your total tax liability on line 4 of Form 4868, and
  3. File Form 4868 by the regular due date of your return.

For more detailed information, see page 2 of the PDF form below.

 

Form name Instructions Form
2007 Federal Tax Form 4868 - Automatic Extension of Time To File
2006 Federal Tax Form 4868 - Automatic Extension of Time To File -
2005 Federal Tax Form 4868 - Automatic Extension of Time To File -

 

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