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You may request up to an additional 6 months to file your U.S. individual income tax return. There are three ways to request an automatic extension of time to file your return. You must request the extension of time to file by the regular due date of your return to avoid the penalty for filing late.
Cons of filing a tax extension If your estimate is not correct and you owe taxes when you file your return on October 15, you will owe penalty and interest charges. ing to the IRS, as of 2023, the interest rate is currently 7% compounded daily.
You can file an extension for your taxes this tax year by submitting IRS Form 4868 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) online or by mail. This must be done before the last day for filing taxes.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the deadline for resident individuals to file their belated or revised Income Tax Returns (ITR) for the Assessment Year (AY) 2024-25. The original deadline of December 31, 2024, has now been pushed to January 15, 2025.
The late filing penalty is 5% of the additional taxes owed amount for every month (or fraction thereof) your return is late, up to a maximum of 25%. If you file more than 60 days after the due date, the minimum penalty is $510 (for tax returns required to be filed in 2025) or 100% of your unpaid tax, whichever is less.
Florida disasters in 2024: Federal tax deadline extensions Hurricane Milton, which hit the state on October 9, 2024 – Federal tax deadlines from October 5, 2024, to April 30, 2025, extended to (IRS announcement FL-2024-10).
Taxpayers and businesses in presidentially declared disaster areas are granted an extension to Feb. 15, 2023, to file California tax returns on 2021 income and make any tax payments that would have been due between Sept. 23, 2022, and Feb.
Request an extension by mail File Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. You can file by mail, online with an IRS e-filing partner or through a tax professional.
More In Help. You may request up to an additional 6 months to file your U.S. individual income tax return. There are three ways to request an automatic extension of time to file your return. You must request the extension of time to file by the regular due date of your return to avoid the penalty for filing late.