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Form 4868 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return Information about Form 4868 and its instructions is available at www.irs.gov/form4868. OMB No. 1545-0074 2012 There are three ways to request an automatic extension of time to file a U.S. individual income tax return. 1. You can file Form 4868 electronically by accessing IRS e-file using your home computer or by using a tax professional who uses e-file. 2. You can pay all or part of your estimate of income tax due using a credit or debit card or by using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). 3. You can file a paper Form 4868. E-file Using Your Personal Computer or Through a Tax Professional Refer to your tax software package or tax preparer for ways to file electronically. Be sure to have a copy of your 2011 tax return--you will be asked to provide information from the return for taxpayer verification. If you wish to make a payment, you can pay by electronic funds withdrawal or send your check or money order to the address shown in the middle column under Where To File a Paper Form 4868 (see page 4). It's Convenient, Safe, and Secure IRS e-file is the IRS's electronic filing program. You can get an automatic extension of time to file your tax return by filing Form 4868 electronically. You will receive an electronic acknowledgment once you complete the transaction. Keep it with your records. Do not send in Form 4868 if you file electronically, unless you are making a payment with a check or money order (see page 3). Complete Form 4868 to use as a worksheet. If you think you may owe tax when you file your return, you will need to estimate your total tax liability and subtract how much you have already paid (lines 4, 5, and 6 below). Several companies offer free e-filing of Form 4868 through the Free File program. For more details, go to IRS.gov and click on freefile. Pay by Credit or Debit Card or EFTPS You can get an extension if you pay part or all of your estimate of income tax due by using a credit or debit card. Your payment must be at least $1. You can also get an extension when you pay part or all of your estimate of income tax due using EFTPS. You can pay by phone or over the Internet (see page 3). File a Paper Form 4868 If you wish to file on paper instead of electronically, fill in the Form 4868 below and mail it to the address shown on page 4. For information on using a private delivery service, see page 4. Note. If you are a fiscal year taxpayer, you must file a paper Form 4868. General Instructions Purpose of Form Use Form 4868 to apply for 6 more months (4 if "out of the country" (defined on page 2) and a U.S. citizen or resident) to file Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, 1040NR-EZ, 1040-PR, or 1040-SS. Gift and generationskipping transfer (GST) tax return (Form 709). An extension of time to file your 2012 calendar year income tax return also extends the time to file Form 709 for 2012. However, it does not extend the time to pay any gift and GST tax you may owe for 2012. To make a payment of gift and GST tax, see Form 8892. If you do not pay the amount due by the regular due date for Form 709, you will owe interest and may also be charged penalties. If the donor died during 2012, see the instructions for Forms 709 and 8892. 1. Properly estimate your 2012 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. Although you are not required to make a payment of the tax you estimate as due, Form 4868 does not extend the time to CAUTION pay taxes. If you do not pay the amount due by the regular due date, you will owe interest. You may also be charged penalties. For more details, see Interest and Late Payment Penalty on page 2. Any remittance you make with your application for extension will be treated as a payment of tax. You do not have to explain why you are asking for the extension. We 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 date. ! Qualifying for the Extension To get the extra time you must: DETACH HERE Form 4868 Identification Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return For calendar year 2012, or other tax year beginning , 2012, ending , 20 . OMB No. 1545-0074 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) 2012 $ Part I Part II Individual Income Tax 4 Estimate of total tax liability for 2012 . 5 Total 2012 payments . . . . . . . 1 Your name(s) (see instructions) Address (see instructions) City, town, or post office State ZIP Code 2 Your social security number 3 Spouse's social security number 6 Balance due. Subtract line 5 from line 4 (see instructions) . . . . . . . 7 Amount you are paying (see instructions) 8 Check here if you are "out of the country" and a U.S. citizen or resident (see instructions) . . . . . . 9 Check here if you file Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ and did not receive wages as an employee subject to U.S. income tax withholding . . . . . . . . . . Cat. No. 13141W Form 4868 (2012) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 4. Form 4868 (2012) Page 2 When To File Form 4868 File Form 4868 by April 15, 2013. Fiscal year taxpayers, file Form 4868 by the regular due date of the return. Taxpayers who are out of the country. If, on the regular due date of your return, you are out of the country and a U.S. citizen or resident, you are allowed 2 extra months to file your return and pay any amount due without requesting an extension. For a calendar year return, this is June 17, 2013. File this form and be sure to check the box on line 8 if you need an additional 4 months to file your return. If you are out of the country and a U.S. citizen or resident, you may qualify for special tax treatment if you meet the foreign residence or physical presence tests. If you do not expect to meet either of those tests by the due date of your return, request an extension to a date after you expect to qualify using Form 2350, Application for Extension of Time To File U.S. Income Tax Return. You are out of the country if: · You live outside the United States and Puerto Rico and your main place of work is outside the United States and Puerto Rico,
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