{"id":490,"date":"2018-04-06T13:48:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T13:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etax4868.com\/blog\/?p=91"},"modified":"2024-11-21T09:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T09:53:06","slug":"filing-form-4868-for-small-business-tax-extension-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/filing-form-4868-for-small-business-tax-extension-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing Form 4868 for a Small Business Tax Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">When you realize that your tax papers are not ready and mid-April is approaching to file the business income tax return, you can file IRS Form 4968. Even the IRS understands the situation of the taxpayer and offers the automatic extension of time to file the tax return. But, IRS 4868 Form is used for an automatic extension to file the personal tax return.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34\" src=\"https:\/\/tax2efile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/blog.jpg\" alt=\"Everything Need to Know about Filing a 4868 Tax Extension\" width=\"478\" height=\"249\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You may use this form when you report Schedule C along with your personal return as a sole proprietor or as a limed liability company\u2019s single member as the business is bonded with the personal income. Here, you no need to file a business extension separately else you need to file IRS Form 7004.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/filing-form-4868-for-small-business-tax-extension-online\/#What_is_the_Purpose_of_Form_4868\" >What is the Purpose of Form 4868?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tax2efile.com\/blog\/filing-form-4868-for-small-business-tax-extension-online\/#How_to_Complete_Form_4868_for_Small_Businesses\" >How to Complete Form 4868 for Small Businesses?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Purpose_of_Form_4868\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">What is the Purpose of Form 4868?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">When you file Form 4868, you will be granted a six month of extension, until October 15<sup>th<\/sup>. The tax form 4868 deadline will be pushed back few days from April, 15<sup>th<\/sup> when it comes on a holiday or weekend, hence the extension will be six months from April due date if the tax returns were due in any given year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">IRS Form 4868 should be reported on or before April due date except you were out of the United States at that time, or you live and your business is in Puerto Rico or Outside the United States. In such case, you got the time until June 15<sup>th<\/sup> for the tax extension.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Complete_Form_4868_for_Small_Businesses\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">How to Complete Form 4868 for Small Businesses?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">IRS Form 4868 is one of the shortest form\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">by the IRS standards. It just requires the following :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Name of the applicant and the spouse name of the applicant when married and filing a joint return.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Address and the Social Security Number<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Total tax liability estimate for the year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Total payments that are paid towards the tax obligation previously.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The owed balance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">The paying amount along with the extension request.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You can submit the Form 4868 electronically, and the IRS sends back the electronic acknowledgment of receipt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">You may pay part or all of the estimated tax amount through direct debit at no cost by accessing IRS Direct Pay Online. You can also pay by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">credit or debit card on the IRS website or by calling\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">with the small\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">service charge. If not you can print out the Form 4868, complete the form properly and mail it to the IRS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">IRS Form 4868 extends only the time to file the tax returns\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">but does not extend the to me to pay the owed tax amount. That tax balance will be still due by April. The IRS form 4868 Penalties and interests will be charged for late payment based on the remaining balance that you owe after that date. Filing the 4868 form on time fetches good credit, else you may lose money towards the IRS penalty amount. Hence, file the extension on time, pay the owed tax amount and avoid the IRS penalties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you realize that your tax papers are not ready and mid-April is approaching to file the business income tax return, you can file IRS Form 4968. Even the IRS understands the situation of the taxpayer and offers the automatic extension of time to file the tax return. 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