Mailing addresses for 2025 Form 4868 filed in 2026, due date Wednesday, April 15, are provided for the convenience of taxpayers applying in paper format for an extension of the April 15 due date for federal individual income tax return forms 1040 and 1040SR. Form 4868, titled Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, offers an automatic extension to federal individual income taxpayers for filing forms 1040 and 1040SR. The extension applies to refund-expecting taxpayers as well as to tax-owing taxpayers. Form 4868 extends the due date for the filing of completed forms 1040 and 1040SR. The extension does not extend the due date for payment of owed taxes.Taxpayers who estimate that they owe tax on their federal individual income returns are not required to include full or partial payment of owed taxes in filing Form 4868.. "You can get an automatic 6-month extension if, no later than the date your return is due, you file Form 4868," according to "What If You Can't File on Time?" (page 8) in Tax Year 2025 1040 (and 1040-SR) Instructions booklet, published Jan. 13, 2026, by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service. "An automatic 6-month extension to file doesn't extend the time to pay your tax. If you don’t pay your tax by the original due date of your return, you will owe interest on the unpaid tax and may owe penalties."
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DerdriuMarrinerApr 21, 2026
As stated on the "U.S. citizens and resident aliens abroad – Automatic 2-month extension of time to file" page in the IRS website's File > International Taxpayers section:
"You are allowed an automatic 2-month extension to file your return and pay federal income tax if you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, and on the regular due date of your return:
You are living outside of the United States and Puerto Rico and your main place of business or post of duty is outside the United States and Puerto Rico, or
You are in military or naval service on duty outside the United States and Puerto Rico."
(https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/us-citizens-and-resident-aliens-abroad-automatic-2-month-extension-of-time-to-file)
DerdriuMarrinerApr 16, 2026
"Don’t file Form 4868 if you want the IRS to figure your tax," according to "General Instructions" (page 1) on Form 4868 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf).
DerdriuMarrinerApr 16, 2026
"Don’t file Form 4868 if you want the IRS to figure your tax," according to "General Instructions" (page 1) on Form 4868 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf).
DerdriuMarrinerApr 14, 2026
You do not have to give a reason for filing Form 4868. There is no space on the brief form for explanations.
"You don’t have to explain why you’re asking for the extension. We’ll contact you only if your request is denied," according to "General Instructions" (page 1) on Form 4868 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf).
Form 4868 comprises two parts.
Part I "Identification" (lnes 1-3) asks for name and address.
Part II "Individual Income Tax" (lines 4-9) asks:
4 Estimate of total tax liability for 2025.
5 Total 2025 payments.
6 Balance due. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
7 Amount you’re paying
8 Check here if you’re “out of the country” and a U.S. citizen or resident.. . . . . . .
9 Check here if you file Form 1040-NR and didn’t receive wages as an employee subject to U.S. income tax withholding.
DerdriuMarrinerApr 14, 2026
You do not have to give a reason for filing Form 4868. There is no space on the brief form for explanations.
"You don’t have to explain why you’re asking for the extension. We’ll contact you only if your request is denied," according to "General Instructions" (page 1) on Form 4868 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4868.pdf).
Form 4868 comprises two parts.
Part I "Identification" (lnes 1-3) asks for name and address.
Part II "Individual Income Tax" (lines 4-9) asks:
4 Estimate of total tax liability for 2025.
5 Total 2025 payments.
6 Balance due. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
7 Amount you’re paying
8 Check here if you’re “out of the country” and a U.S. citizen or resident.. . . . . . .
9 Check here if you file Form 1040-NR and didn’t receive wages as an employee subject to U.S. income tax withholding.