2011 Federal Tax Extension Form
IRS Tax Form 4868

To be sure there's no confusion, IRS Tax Form 4868 is NOT a means for you to delay "paying" the tax you owe; rather it is simply a way for you to delay filing the paperwork (your tax return itself) that backs up what you claim to owe to the IRS in taxes for last year.

No, unfortunately, Uncle Sam is not like your real Uncle -- and so he's not going to let you off the hook that easily.


"Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today." ~Herman Wouk (www.QuoteGarden.com)

Both the Federal Tax Extension Form and the address where you should mail it to - depending on where you live - are below.




Here's the deal...if you file this Federal Income Tax Extension Form "without a making a payment" for at least 90% of what you actually owe, you "WILL" be charged interest and penalties.

Any amount less than what you owe, will definitely incur interest and you may or may not get out of the penalties, depending on your explanation for paying late.

The best way to minimize interest and penalties is to pay what you estimate to be the amount of total tax due at the same time you file for your extension.



Retrieve copies of past tax returns and W2s previously filed with IRS.


To download and/or print your Free Form 4868, just click on the Tax Form 4868 link in the box below:

2011
IRS FORM	INSTRUCTIONS
2011 IRS Form 4868	Instructions Included With Form
	Note: Filing extension deadline is April 17, 2012. Federal Tax Extension Form request MUST be postmarked and in the mail by this date. To avoid interest and penalties, your estimated taxes owed must be paid by this date as well.

"Where to File" IRS Address for Individual Taxpayers Filing Federal Tax Extension Form 4868 During Calendar Years 2011 & 2012, these "Where to File" addresses are for all INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS FILING THEIR OWN FORM 4868
If you live in ...	and you are NOT enclosing a payment, use this address...	and you ARE enclosing a payment, use this address...
FL,GA	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Atlanta, GA 39901-0045	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 105050 Atlanta, GA 30348-5050
CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, VT	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Kansas City, MO 64999-0045	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 37009 Hartford, CT 06176-0009
AL, KY, LA, MS, TN, TX	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Austin, TX 73301-0045	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 1302 Charlotte, NC 28201-1302
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Fresno, CA 93888-0045	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7122 San Francisco, CA 94120-7122
DE, DC, MD, MO, OH, RI, VA, WV	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Kansas City, MO 64999-0045	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 970028 St. Louis, MO 63197-0028
AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MT, NE, ND, OK, SD, WI	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Fresno, CA 93888-0045	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 802503 Cincinnati, OH 45280-2503
For the situation below, use the address indicated:
If you are...	and you ARE enclosing a payment, use this address...	and you are NOT enclosing a payment, use this address...
Using an APO or FPO address	Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service Austin, TX 73301-0215 USA	Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 1302 Charlotte, NC 28201-1302 USA
For the situation below, use the address indicated:
If you are...	Send Form 4868 and payment to:
A permanent resident of Guam	Department of Revenue Taxation Government of Guam P.O. Box 23607 GMF, GU 96921
A permanent resident of the Virgin Islands	V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue 9601 Estate Thomas Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI 00802

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