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
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:
"Where to File" IRS Address for Individual Taxpayers Filing Federal Tax Extension Form
4868
During Calendar Years 2012 & 2013, these "Where to File" addresses are for all
INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS FILING THEIR OWN PAPER FORM 4868
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| If you live in ... |
and you are NOT enclosing a payment, use this address... |
and you ARE enclosing a payment, use this address... |
AL, GA, KY, MO, NJ, NC SC, TN, VA |
Department of Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0045 |
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1300
Louisville, KY 40293-1300 |
CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT, WV |
Department of Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas City, MO 64999-0045 | Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 37009
Hartford, CT 06176-0009 |
FL, LA, MS, 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 |
AR, IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MT, NE, ND, OH, 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... |
A foreign country, American Samoa, or Puerto Rico, or are excluding income under Internal Revenue Code section 933, or use an APO or FPO address, or file Form 2555, 2555-EZ, or 4563, or are a dual-status alien, or nonpermanent resident of Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Department of Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Austin, TX 73301-0215
USA |
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 1302
Charlotte, NC 28201-1302
USA |