4868 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

U.S. taxpayers use this form to request an automatic six-month extension for filing their individual income tax returns. It extends the filing deadline but does not extend the time to pay any taxes owed.

To use the Upload PDF endpoint for this document, you must use A_4868 in the form_type parameter.

Field descriptions

The following fields are available on this form type:

JSON AttributeData TypeDescription
a_4868-General:yearIntegerYear
a_4868-Part01-General:beginningDateOfTaxYearDateBeginning Date Of Tax Year
a_4868-Part01-General:endingDateOfTaxYearDateEnding Date Of Tax Year
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-YourName(S)TextLine 1 - Your Name(s)
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:addressLine1TextLine 1 - Address
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:addressLine2TextLine 1 - Address
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:cityTownOrPostOfficeTextLine 1 - Address
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:stateStateLine 1 - Address
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:zipCodeZIP CodeLine 1 - Address
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line2-YourSocialSecurityNumberSocial Security NumberLine 2 - Your Social Security Number
a_4868-Part02-Identification:line3-Spouse'SSocialSecurityNumberSocial Security NumberLine 3 - Spouse's Social Security Number
a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line4-EstimateOfTotalTaxLiabilityFor20XxMoneyLine 4 - Estimate Of Total Tax Liability For 20XX
a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line5-Total20XxPaymentsMoneyLine 5 - Total 20XX Payments
a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line6-BalanceDue.SubtractLine5FromLine4MoneyLine 6 - Balance Due. Subtract Line 5 From Line 4
a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line7-AmountYou'RePayingMoneyLine 7 - Amount You're Paying
a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line8-CheckHereIfYou'ReOutOfTheCountryAndAU.S.CitizenOrResidentCHECKED, NOT CHECKEDLine 8 - Check Here If You're Out Of The Country And A U.S. Citizen Or Resident
a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line9-CheckHereIfYouFileForm1040-NrAndDidn'TReceiveWagesAsAnEmployeeCHECKED, NOT CHECKEDLine 9 - Check Here If You File Form 1040-NR And Didn't Receive Wages As An Employee

Sample document

Sample JSON result

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