Requesting a Waiver Form 8508 - Filers who are otherwise required to submit information returns electronically, but who would suffer an undue hardship if they were to do so, can request a waiver from the electronic filing requirement by submitting Form 8508, Request for Waiver from Filing Information Returns ElectronicallyPDF. An approved waiver request only provides exemption from the electronic filing requirement for the current tax year. Filers are still required to file paper forms with the Internal Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. Submit a separate Form 8508 for each filer's taxpayer identification number (TIN). You must provide to the IRS all information requested on Form 8508 for the request to be processed. You should file Form 8508 with the Internal Revenue Service, Technical Services Operation (TSO) at least 45 days before the due date of the returns for which you're requesting a waiver. Generally, TSO doesn't process waiver requests until January of the year the returns are due. Request the waiver by mail to: Internal Revenue Service, Attn: Extension of Time Coordinator, 240 Murall Drive, Mail Stop 4360, Kearneysville, WV 25430, or fax to: 877-477-0572 (inside the U.S.) or 304-579-4105 (international). Please either fax or mail, don't do both. You will be notified whether your request is approved or denied. Form 8508-I - To request a waiver from the electronic filing of Form 8966, FATCA Report, use Form 8508-I, Request for Waiver From Filing Information Returns Electronically (For Form 8966)PDF. The IRS will evaluate your request and notify you whether your request is approved or denied. Submit it to the Internal Revenue Service, Technical Services Operation (TSO) at least 45 days before the due date of the returns for which you're requesting a waiver. Waiver requests are processed beginning January 1st of the calendar year the return is due. Request the waiver by mail to: Internal Revenue Service, FATCA, Stop 6052 AUSC, 3651 South IH 35, Austin, TX 78741. Requesting an Extension Form 8809 - You can request an extension of time to file Forms W-2, W-2G, 1042-S, 1094-C, 1095 Series, 1097-BTC, 1098 Series, 1099 Series, 3921, 3922, 5498 Series, and 8027 information returns. Use Form 8809, Application for Extension of Time to File Information Returns. Form 8809 may be filled out online via the Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system only to request an automatic extension of time to file. To file a Form 8809 online, proceed as follows. If you don't already have a User ID and password, refer to FIRE.IRS.gov/Register.aspx for instructions on first time connection to the FIRE system. At the Main Menu, click "Extension of Time Request," click "Fill-in Extension Form," and follow the instructions. There's no limit as to how many information returns for which you may request an extension of time to file online. A Form 8809 must be completed by the due date of the return for each filer requesting an extension. This option is only used to request an automatic 30-day extension. Approvals are displayed online. This option becomes available the first week of January for the year the returns are due. You can also request the extension electronically through the FIRE system in a file formatted according to the specifications in Publication 1220, Specifications for Electronic Filing of Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2GPDF. Form 8809 cannot be used to request an additional extension of time to file. Please note that there are no automatic extensions of time to file Form W-2 or Forms 1099-NEC. Because Forms W-2 and Forms 1099-NEC are not eligible for an automatic extension of time, a paper Form 8809 must be filed in order to request an extension of time to file those forms. Requests for extensions of time to file Form 1099-QA, Distributions from ABLE Accounts and Form 5498-QA, Able Account Contribution Information must also be submitted by using a paper Form 8809 and not through FIRE. Requests must be in writing and signed by the filer/transmitter or a person who is duly authorized to sign a return; an electronic additional extension file is no longer an option. Additionally, Forms W-2 and Forms 1099-NEC have an accelerated due date of January 31, 2023. Although TSO strongly encourages the use of the FIRE system to request an extension of time to file where available, you can also use a paper Form 8809. File the Form 8809 as soon as it's apparent you need the extension of time to file, and not later than the due date of the returns for which you're requesting the extension. TSO processes requests for extensions of time to file starting in January of the year the returns are due. Allow 30 days for TSO to respond to an extension request filed on paper. Mail to: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Center, Ogden, UT 84201-0209. Extension requests submitted on an obsolete Form 8809 and/or by fax are not accepted. Form 8809-I - Use Form 8809-I to request an initial or additional extension of time to file FATCA Form 8966 for the current tax year. You should file Form 8809-I as soon as you know you need an extension of time to file, but not before January 1 of the filing year, and you must file it before the due date of Form 8966. If you're filing a second Form 8809-I to request an additional hardship extension, file Form 8809-I by the first extended due date of Form 8966. Submit a separate request for each filer that's requesting an extension of time to file. Request the extension by mail to: Internal Revenue Service, FATCA, Stop 6052 AUSC, 3651 South IH 35, Austin, TX 78741. Additional Information For more information, refer to: Form 8508 InstructionsPDF Form 8809 Instructions Publication 1220PDF
