File your individual income tax return and pay any tax due by the April deadline to avoid penalties and interest.
If you cannot file by the due date, you can ask the IRS for additional time to file. An extension buys time to file the return — it does not buy time to pay the tax.
We apply for that extension with the IRS on your behalf at no cost.
Worth knowing before you file one
An extension moves the filing date, not the payment date.
Interest accrues on anything unpaid after the original deadline.
Estimating and paying what you expect to owe limits the penalty.
The extended deadline for individual returns is 15 October.
Extension filing costs you nothingIt is included with any return we prepare. Federal returns start at $35.Start your return