Get Form 4865

You can get an automatic extension of time to file your tax return by filing Form 4868 electronically. You'll receive an electronic acknowledgment once you complete the transaction.

Schedule F ultimately computes the net farming profit or loss that gets reported on the designated line of your 1040. If you have a profit or a loss, it gets combined with the other non-farming income reported on your return and increases or reduces your taxable income.

If you were the landowner (or sub-lessor) and did not materially participate (for self-employment tax purposes) in the operation or management of the farm, use Form 4835 to report farm rental income based on crops or livestock produced by the tenant.

IRS Form 4868 includes only nine lines or boxes, and the form comes with instructions, so completing it is relatively simple. Your identifying information goes in boxes one, two, and three: your name, address, Social Security number, and your spouse's Social Security number if you're married and filing a joint return.

If you don't owe taxes, you don't have to file an extension. But you'll be missing out on a refund. But look—if you're going through the hassle of trying to figure out your tax liability, you might as well just file your tax return.

3. Enter all of your expenses for the farm on Schedule A. These expenses cannot be deducted from your total income but only from income generated by the hobby farm. Subtract the total expenses from the hobby farm income reported on line 21 of Form 1040.

Use Schedule F (Form 1040) to report farm income and expenses. File it with Form 1040, 1040-SR, 1040-NR, 1041, or 1065. Your farming activity may subject you to state and local taxes and other requirements such as business licenses and fees.

Use IRS Free File to get an extension online A quick and easy way to get an extension is through IRS Free File on IRS.gov. All individual tax filers, regardless of income, can electronically request an extension on Form 4868PDF by using the IRS Free File program partner software on IRS.gov.

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.