Category Archives: Form 990

Business Tax Extension Form 8868 is due by May 15, 2023, for Tax-Exempt Organizations.

Hello business taxpayers! The last date to apply for the business income tax extension form 8868 for your tax-exempted organizations is coming soon. Certain business organizations are not entitled to pay taxes to the federal government and are exempted from tax payments to the IRS. Tax–exempted organizations don’t have to pay any taxes, but they have to file their tax reports to the IRS every year within the deadline. If they can’t submit the tax reports through the original form by the last date, they should apply for form 8868 to get an extension to report the business income taxes.

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It’s time to apply for tax extensions to get extra time to report your business and personal taxes!

Hello taxpayers! As the new tax year starts, you must report and pay your business and personal income taxes to the IRS on or before the deadlines. If you fail to report your taxes on time, IRS will charge hefty penalties, late charges, and interests over your tax dues. To avoid this unfortunate circumstance, they offer automatic extension time from three to six months based on your tax category. Therefore, you must apply for a tax extension to the IRS to avail the extra time to report your taxes to the IRS.

There are multiple tax extension forms for business and personal income taxes. Taxpayers must identify suitable income tax extension forms and apply them to the IRS within the deadlines. Let us look into extension tax forms, their purposes, and deadlines for your clear understanding. Continue reading

Reminder to tax-exempt organizations: 990s, other forms due July 15; e-file best way to file

Extension of Time beyond July 15

The Internal Revenue Service today reminds tax-exempt organizations that certain forms they file with the IRS are due on July 15, 2020. For organizations that operate on a calendar-year basis, this includes the 2019 Form 990 they would have normally filed on May 15. The upcoming July 15 deadline applies to many forms that were originally due May 15, including:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  • Form 990-series annual information returns (Forms 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-BL)
  • Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required to File Form 990 or Form 990-EZ
  • Forms 8871, Political Organization Notice of Section 527 Status
  • Form 8872, Political Organization Report of Contributions and Expenditures
  • Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return
  • Form 1120-POL, Political Organization Filing Requirements
  • Form 4720, Private Foundation Excise Tax Return

Tax-exempt organizations that need additional time to file beyond the July 15 deadline can request an automatic extension by filing Form 8868, Application for Extension of Time to File an Exempt Organization Return. An organization will be allowed a six-month extension beyond the original due date. For a calendar-year 2019 return, this means the extended deadline would be Nov. 15, 2020. In situations where tax is due, extending the time for filing a return does not extend the time for paying tax. 

The IRS urges all organizations to take advantage of the speed and convenience of filing their returns electronically when possible.


Extension of Time

Happy 4th of July! Extend Your Federal Income Tax Filing Deadline to OCTOBER 15

The ExtensionTax.com team wishes all a very Happy 4th of July! The IRS issued Notice 2020-134 on June 29, 2020, the automatically extended filing and payment deadline of July 15, 2020, will not be postponed, any taxpayers looking for further relief including those affected by COVID-19, who cannot pay in full should contact IRS for help. The IRS also encourages the affected taxpayers to pay what they can and consider a variety of payment options available for the remaining balance.  

“The IRS understands that those affected by the coronavirus may not be able to pay their balances in full by July 15, but we have many payment options to help taxpayers,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “These easy-to-use payment options are available on IRS.gov, and most can be done automatically without reaching out to an IRS representative.”

Taxpayers unable to meet the July 15 due date can request an extension to file until October 15. However, this is not an extension of time to pay. Taxpayers must estimate their tax liability on the extension-form and pay as much as they can by July 15 to avoid possible penalties and interest.

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Calendar year Non-profits Form 990-series deadline May 15, now extended to July 15, 2020.

The IRS issued Notice 2020-23 on April 9, 2020, due to the COVID-19, automatically extending the filing and payment deadline to July 15, 2020, for almost all forms of tax returns that were slated to be due between April 1, 2020, and July 15, 2020. Of particular relevance to nonprofits, it applies to the April, May, and June 15 deadlines for any Form 990 series filer, and any required payments connected with those forms, has been automatically extended to July 15, 2020.

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