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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.
California gives you an automatic filing extension to October 15, 2025.
To help prevent fraud, it is not possible to e-file most state returns if you have not e-filed your federal return with TaxAct. California is the only state return that can be e-filed without the federal return.
The last day to submit an extension request for 2024 returns is April 15, 2025. If a tax return is filed after this date without a valid extension attached to it, the IRS will consider the return late. Penalties and fees will start to accrue if you have a tax bill.
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.
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.
Due Date - Individual Returns - April 15, or the same as the IRS. Extensions - California has an automatic six-month extension to file an individual tax return. No form is required to request an extension.
Personal. We give you an automatic 6-month extension to file your return.