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Tax Deadline Extended To April 17 2012.

The deadline to file personal tax returns with the IRS for the 2012 Tax Season has been extended to Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The traditional deadline of April 15 falls on a Sunday this year. Since April 15th falls on a weekend, the official deadline had to be changed. It could not be the following Monday (April 16) either due to the fact that April 16th is Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day is considered to be a holiday for the District of Columbia, and Federal Law declares that agencies such as the IRS must observe such holidays of the District of Columbia.

This will be the second year in a row in which the deadline for most tax returns will not be on the traditional deadline of April 15. Tax returns were also later last year due to the Emancipation Day holiday.The same deadline applies to anyone filing a Personal Tax Extension as well as a normal tax return. If a Tax Extension is applied for, this does notpostpone the tax payment. It only extends the time in which to file the tax return itself with the IRS.

Any taxes due must still be paid by April 17 deadline, but with a tax extension, the completed return does not need to be filed until October 15. This 6 month extensionallows tax preparers and others to get the most out of any credits and refunds.One of the easiest ways to apply for a tax extension is through www.Extensiontax.com The Fast and Easy-To-use System makes tax extensions simple and easy. The entire process takes only a few minutes to complete.

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No Time To File Tax Return? File For a Tax Extension!!

Every year brings new tax season and along with it great stress and anxiety among tax payers. Why? Because tax season means collecting tax papers, doing complex calculations, contacting IRS and etc. Result? Stress, time consumption and more stress. Did you know that during the tax season, most of the people lose on their sleep and hence suffer health consequences?

If you are going through the same situation then I say stop NOW. Your health and peace of mind is more important. Keep your papers aside, stop all your calculations and relax. You don’t have to stress over your taxes because you have the option to get your tax return due dates extended by 6months. Yes, you heard it. You have till October 15^th to file your tax return. Wondering how is this possible? Simple, get hold of tax extension form and file it with the IRS.

There are 2 types of tax extension forms.

Personal tax extension Form 4868 : This form is used by individuals, single member LLCs, sole proprietors, 1099 filers and etc to get an automatic 6 month extension on their tax filing due dates. Efile form 4868 and say goodbye to your April 17^th tax return deadline.

Business tax extension Form 7004: This form is used by corporations, multi member LLCs, partnership firms and etc to file their business tax returns on a later date. If you think that you won’t be able to collect all the tax papers to file your return by the due date, go for IRS tax extension. Refer to the tax extension deadlines for 2012 for further details.

NOTE: Many people believe that filing tax extension will give them more time to pay their taxes. However, that is NOT true. Getting a 6 months extension to file your tax returndoes not allow you more time to pay your taxes. If you think you owe IRS taxes, make sure you pay them along with your tax extension form 4868 or form7004

There are 2 ways to file for tax extension: Paper filing and Electronic filing.

Many years back, paper filing was the only option to file tax returns and extension but due to its complexities and disadvantages, IRS introduced the efile option which is highly recommended worldwide. Want to find out how?

If you opt for paper file method for tax extension filing, you would first have to download the form, fill in the form (search Google for tax extension instructions). Do complex calculations to find out tax amount due to IRS, post the tax extension form back to IRS along with your tax amount cheque and even if your tax extension is approved, you won’t get any acknowledgement from IRS.

Imagine the complexities paper filing carries with it, along with huge costs and time consumption. Besides that paper file depletes our environment. Every year thousands of trees are sacrificed so that more and more paper can be produced. But if you stop paper filing, it would be a boon for the environment.

Electronic filing, on the other hand is super quick, easy and secure. Moreover, if you efile tax extension, then IRS will also provide you acknowledgment via email within few days. Efile is fast, saves time and is cost effective with extensiontax.com

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Why Filing An Extension Is Important?

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Imagine opening a letter from the IRS assessing you a huge penalty because they claim you did not file your extension on time! There are several individuals who face this exact problem. The irritating part is that an extension request is an arguably meaningless filing since it is automatically granted if requested. But, the IRS takes it very serious.

So with April 17th fast approaching (taxes are not due on the 15^th due to the federal observation of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1862), how can you protect yourself? If you are filing your own extension for your personal tax returns with the IRS use Form 4868. Be sure to get some kind of proof of delivery and make a copy of theextension. Even with delivery confirmation it is difficult to prove what you sent. The best way is to e-file the extension through Extensiontax.comthat e-files and obtains an electronic confirmation.

BEWARE!! Just because you file an extension does not grant you additional time to pay! The tax you calculate on the return you are going to prepare and file by October is still due by April 17. So if you think you might not have enough tax withheld, you need to make some good estimates and send in some payments. You can send the payment Information with Form 4868, when E-filed and the money gets automatically debited from your bank account.

If you do not pay your tax or file your return on time, interest and penalties are calculated based on any amount of tax you come up short. Interest varies with market changes (currently 4 percent a year for the IRS). IRS late payment penalties are ½ percent of the balance each month (up to 25 percent). If you fail to timely file, the IRS penalties are 5 percent of the balance each month (up to 25 percent). You may also incur underpayment of estimated tax penalties depending on your circumstances.

Millions of people e-file their tax extension forms every year. The IRS has a digital initiative–a push to get up to 80 percent of their forms online–and tax extensions are included in that. E-filing a federal personal, business and nonprofit tax extension with Form 4868, 7004and 8868 is quick and easy. A tax extension extends the time to file, not to pay taxes (if they are owed).
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Facts about Form 8868!

The official name of the form is “Form 8868 : Application for Extension of time to file an Exempt Organization Return“.

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Form 8868 is used by an exempt organization to request an automatic 3-month extension of time (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) to file its return and also to apply for an additional (not automatic) 3-month extension if the original 3-month extension was not enough. Also, the trustee of a trust required to file Form 1041-A or Form 5227 must use Form 8868 to request an extension of time to file those returns.

You cannot apply for both the automatic 3-month extension and the additional (not automatic) 3-month extension at the same time.

Use Form 8868 to apply for an automatic 3-month extension of time to file an organization’s return, and submit the original form to the IRS (no copies are needed). Or for applying for an additional (not automatic) 3-month extension.

The automatic 3-month extension (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) will be granted if this form is properly completed, filed, and any balance due on line 3c is paid by the due date for the return for which the extension applies.

File Form 8868 by the due date of the return for the form you are requesting an extension, or, in the case of an additional 3-month extension, by the extended due date of the return. When requesting an additional extension of time to file, file Form 8868 early so that if your request is denied you can still file your return on time.

An organization will only be allowed a total extension of 6 months for a return for a tax year.

Automatic 3- month (6 month in Case Corporation required to file form 990-T) can be electronically filed. However, you cannot file Form 8868 electronically if you want the additional (not automatic) 3-month extension or you are filing extension request for Forms 990-BL, 6069, or 8870, group returns, or a composite or consolidated Form 990-T.

Due Dates for Filing Form 8868

Form #	Due Date to File Extension	Description
Form 990	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of organizations accounting period or from the date of dissolution or liquidation or termination	Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax
Form 990 BL	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of filers tax year	Information and Initial Excise Tax Return for Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain Related Persons
Form 990 EZ	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of organizations accounting period or from the date of dissolution or liquidation or termination	Short Form Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax
Form 990 PF	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of foundation’s accounting period or from the date of complete dissolution or liquidation or termination	Return of Private Foundation or Section 4947(a)(1) Nonexempt Charitable Trust Treated as a Private Foundation
Form 990 T(corporation)6 months extension	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year	Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust)	By the 15th day of the fourth month after the end of tax year	Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust)	By the 15th day of the fourth month after the end of tax year	Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 990-T (trust other than above)	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year	Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Form 1041 A	By 15th April after the calendar year (2011)	U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable Amounts
Form 4720	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of entity’s accounting period	Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under Chapters 41 and 42 of the Internal Revenue Code
Form 5227	By 15th April after the calendar year (2011)	Split-Interest Trust Information Return
Form 6069	By the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year	Return of Excise Tax on Excess Contributions to Black Lung Benefit Trust Under Section 4953 and Computation of Section 192 Deduction
Form 8870	A charitable remainder trust described in section 664(d) file by 15th April 2011. All others by the 15th day of the fifth month after the end of tax year	Information Return for Transfers Associated With Certain Personal Benefit Contracts

Form 8868 can be filed electronically to the IRS through an approved E-file provider. One such Form 8868 e-file provider is www.extensiontax.com.

You can e-file an extension request using www.ExtensionTax.com software with your own computer. The IRS acknowledge receipt of the extension request if you file through ExtensionTax.com.
Remember the inbuilt provisions in e-filing service enable data maintenance efficiently. Thus your data is safe and retrievable at any point of time.
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