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Complete Form 8878, IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Form 4868 or Form 2350, when Form 4868 is filed using the Practitioner PIN method, or the taxpayer authorizes the electronic return originator (ERO) to enter or generate the taxpayer’s personal identification number (PIN) on Form 4868 or Form 2350.

Complete Form 8878 (sp), IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Application for Extension of Time to File Form 4868 (sp) or Form 2350 (sp) (Spanish version), when Form 4868 (SP) is filed using the Practitioner PIN method, or the taxpayer authorizes the electronic return originator (ERO) to enter or generate the taxpayer’s personal identification number (PIN) on Form 4868 (sp) or Form 2350 (sp).

U.S. citizens and resident aliens abroad file Form 2350, Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return, to ask for an extension of time to file their tax return only if they expect to file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ and need the time to meet either the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test to qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion and/or the foreign housing exclusion or deduction.

U.S. citizens and resident aliens abroad file Form 2350 (SP), Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return (Spanish version), to ask for an extension of time to file their tax return only if they expect to file Form 2555 or 2555-EZ and need the time to meet either the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test to qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion and/or the foreign housing exclusion or deduction.