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

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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 Attribute	Data Type	Description
`a_4868-General:year`	Integer	Year
`a_4868-Part01-General:beginningDateOfTaxYear`	Date	Beginning Date Of Tax Year
`a_4868-Part01-General:endingDateOfTaxYear`	Date	Ending Date Of Tax Year
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-YourName(S)`	Text	Line 1 - Your Name(s)
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:addressLine1`	Text	Line 1 - Address
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:addressLine2`	Text	Line 1 - Address
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:cityTownOrPostOffice`	Text	Line 1 - Address
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:state`	State	Line 1 - Address
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line1-Address:zipCode`	ZIP Code	Line 1 - Address
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line2-YourSocialSecurityNumber`	Social Security Number	Line 2 - Your Social Security Number
`a_4868-Part02-Identification:line3-Spouse'SSocialSecurityNumber`	Social Security Number	Line 3 - Spouse's Social Security Number
`a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line4-EstimateOfTotalTaxLiabilityFor20Xx`	Money	Line 4 - Estimate Of Total Tax Liability For 20XX
`a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line5-Total20XxPayments`	Money	Line 5 - Total 20XX Payments
`a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line6-BalanceDue.SubtractLine5FromLine4`	Money	Line 6 - Balance Due. Subtract Line 5 From Line 4
`a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line7-AmountYou'RePaying`	Money	Line 7 - Amount You're Paying
`a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line8-CheckHereIfYou'ReOutOfTheCountryAndAU.S.CitizenOrResident`	`CHECKED`, `NOT CHECKED`	Line 8 - Check Here If You're Out Of The Country And A U.S. Citizen Or Resident
`a_4868-Part03-IndividualIncomeTax:line9-CheckHereIfYouFileForm1040-NrAndDidn'TReceiveWagesAsAnEmployee`	`CHECKED`, `NOT CHECKED`	Line 9 - Check Here If You File Form 1040-NR And Didn't Receive Wages As An Employee

Sample document

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4868 2023.pdf

Sample JSON result

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