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Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

A U.S. citizen or resident files this form to request an automatic extension of time to file a U.S. individual income tax return. 


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Form 4868


Recent Developments

Can’t File By April 15? Use Free File to Get a Six-Month Extension; E-Pay and Payment Agreement Options Available to People Who Owe Tax -- 08-APR-2013


Other Items You May Find Useful:

All 4868 Revisions

Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1040A, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Form 1040EZ, Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents

Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return

Form 1040NR-EZ, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Nonresident Aliens With No Dependents

Form 1040-PR, Planilla para la Declaración de la Contribución Federal sobre el Trabajo por Cuenta Propia

Form 1040-SS, U.S. Self-Employment Tax Return (Including the Additional Child Tax Credit for Bona Fide Residents of Puerto Rico)

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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2013-04-15